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House vote: H.Res. 691 // June 20, 2012

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4480), the Strategic Energy Production Act

Sponsor: Rob Bishop (R-UT)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4480) to provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in response to a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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

Won the vote · Yea

236 votes, representing 129,648,316 people54.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

178 votes, representing 98,816,178 people41.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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
YeaWon23654.1%
NayLost17841.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%