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House vote: H.Res. 294 // June 3, 2011

Providing for consideration of H.Res. 292 declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Libya, and for consideration of H.Con.Res. 51 directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya

Sponsor: Tim Scott (R-SC)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 292) declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of units and members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H.

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

Won the vote · Yea

257 votes, representing 143,524,329 people60.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

156 votes, representing 81,863,919 people34.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.0% 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
YeaWon25760.5%
NayLost15634.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.0%