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House vote: H.Res. 490 // June 3, 2009

Providing for consideration of H.R. 31, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition, and H.R. 1385, Extend Federal Recognition to Chickahominy Indian Tribe, Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe.

Sponsor: Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)

R. R. , the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe.

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

Won the vote · Yea

231 votes, representing 120,744,516 people52.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

174 votes, representing 95,676,308 people41.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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
YeaWon23152.0%
NayLost17441.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.7%