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House vote: H.R. 1216 // May 25, 2011

H.R. 1216

Sponsor: Brett Guthrie (R-KY)

Amends the Public Health Service Act to convert funding from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations for a program of payments to qualified teaching health centers for approved graduate medical residency training programs. Rescinds any unobligated balances appropriated for such program.

Health Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

234 votes, representing 130,612,134 people55.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

182 votes, representing 96,011,524 people40.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% 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
YeaWon23455.1%
NayLost18240.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%