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H.R. 1473 // April 14, 2011

Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Sponsor: HAROLD ROGERS (R-KY)

Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 - Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations, 2011 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011- Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2011 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2011 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, the defense agencies, the reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Appropriates funds for: (1) the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; (2) environmental restoration for the military departments, the Department of Defense (DOD), and at formerly used defense sites; (3) overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid; (4) former Soviet Union threat reduction; and (5) the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 311 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

81 votes, representing 200,839,931 people84.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

19 votes, representing 36,328,771 people15.3%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8184.7%
NayLost1915.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%