House vote: H.R. 1954 // May 31, 2011Needed two-thirds to pass

To implement the President’s request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt

Name: To implement the President’s request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt
Creator: Spoken For

Sponsor: DAVE CAMP (R-MI)

7 trillion.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

318 votes, representing 176,112,709 peopleof U.S. adults

97 votes, representing 50,356,837 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Nay	Won	318	74.3%
Yea	Lost	97	21.2%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	4.5%

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