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House vote: H.R. 601 // February 23, 2009Needed two-thirds to pass

Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act

Sponsor: Rob Bishop (R-UT)

Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the town of Mantua, Utah, all interest of the United States in and to parcels of National Forest System land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Box Elder County, Utah, that are labeled as parcels A, B, and C on the map entitled "Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act" and dated July 14, 2008. Requires the town to use the land conveyed under this Act for public purposes.

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

396 votes, representing 211,436,087 people91.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 535,709 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon39691.1%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.6%