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House vote: H.Res. 1558 // July 30, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Expessing the sense of the House of Representatives that fruit and vegatable and commodity producers are encouraged to display the American flag on labels of products grown in the United States, reminding us all to take pride in the healthy bounty produced by American farmers and workers

Sponsor: Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that fruit and vegetable and commodity producers are encouraged to display the American flag on labels of U.S.-grown products reminding us to take pride in the healthy bounty produced by American farmers and workers.

Agriculture and Food Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

403 votes, representing 217,844,365 people92.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 570,181 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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
YeaWon40392.8%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%