House vote: H.Res. 189 // February 25, 2009
Raising a question of the privileges of the House.
Sponsor: JEFF FLAKE (R-AZ)
Instructs the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, or a designated subcommittee, to investigate and report to the House on the relationship between earmark requests already made by Members and the source and timing of past campaign contributions.
Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 6.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 226 | 50.7% |
| Nay | Lost | 182 | 43.2% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 6.1% |