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H.R. 4310 // December 21, 2012

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

Sponsor: HOWARD MCKEON (R-CA)

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in the funding table in Division D of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, beginning with the FY2013 program year, to enter into a multiyear contract for the procurement of airframes for CH-47F helicopters. (Sec. 112) Directs the Secretary of the Army, for six years beginning in 2013, to report to the congressional defense and appropriations committees on Army time-sensitive or mission-critical airlift requirements.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 260 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

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Won the vote · Yea

81 votes, representing 211,578,743 people88.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

14 votes, representing 17,125,066 people7.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8188.3%
NayLost147.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%