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House vote: H.R. 1671 // June 17, 2014Needed two-thirds to pass

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6937 Village Parkway in Dublin, California, as the “James ’Jim’ Kohnen Post Office”.

Sponsor: Eric Swalwell (D-CA)

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6937 Village Parkway in Dublin, California, as the "James 'Jim' Kohnen Post Office."

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

398 votes, representing 223,873,848 people91.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.5% 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
YeaWon39891.5%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.5%