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House vote: H.Res. 1436 // June 15, 2010

Providing for consideration of H.R. 5486, the Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act; and providing for consideration of H.R. 5297, the Small Business Lending Fund Act

Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-ME)

R. R. 5297) to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

228 votes, representing 119,216,761 people50.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

186 votes, representing 103,616,501 people44.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.0% 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
YeaWon22850.8%
NayLost18644.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.0%