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House vote: H.Res. 1075 // March 21, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Commending the members of the Agri-business Development Teams of the National Guard for their efforts, together with personnel of the Department of Agriculture and the United Sates Agency for International Development, to modernize agriculture practices and increase food production in war-torn countries.

Sponsor: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)

Commends the members of the Agri-business Development Teams of the National Guard and the National Guard Bureau for their efforts, together with Department of Agriculture (USDA) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) personnel, to modernize agriculture practices and increase food production in war-torn countries.

International Affairs Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

418 votes, representing 225,704,642 people96.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,661,844 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% 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
YeaWon41896.2%
NayLost30.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%