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House vote: H.Res. 1500 // July 1, 2010

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 4899) making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 4899) making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

215 votes, representing 112,096,306 people47.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

210 votes, representing 117,161,793 people49.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 2.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21547.8%
NayLost21049.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%