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House vote: H.Res. 444 // October 25, 2011

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1904) to facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes

Sponsor: Rob Bishop (R-UT)

R. 1904) to facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

245 votes, representing 137,939,252 people58.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

178 votes, representing 92,676,793 people39.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% 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
YeaWon24558.2%
NayLost17839.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%