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House vote: H.Res. 38 // January 25, 2011

Reducing non-security spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or less.

Sponsor: DAVID DREIER (R-CA)

Requires the Chair of the House Committee on the Budget to include in the Congressional Record the contemplated allocation for the Committee on Appropriations for the remainder of FY2011 that assumes non-security spending at FY2008 levels or less.

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

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

Won the vote · Nay

242 votes, representing 136,034,368 people57.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

184 votes, representing 96,232,582 people40.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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
NayWon24257.4%
YeaLost18440.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%