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House vote: H.R. 6213 // September 14, 2012

No More Solyndras Act

Sponsor: FRED UPTON (R-MI)

No More Solyndras Act - (Sec. 3) Prohibits the Secretary of Energy (DOE) from issuing any new loan guarantee of an innovative energy project under title XVII (Incentives for Innovative Technologies) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 for any application submitted to DOE after December 31, 2011. Prohibits a loan guarantee for any application pending before that date until the Secretary of the Treasury furnishes, within 30 days after receiving the guarantee proposal from DOE, a written analysis of the its financial terms and conditions.

Energy Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

231 votes, representing 126,682,071 people52.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

164 votes, representing 91,041,186 people38.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.2% 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
NayWon23152.9%
YeaLost16438.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.2%