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House vote: H.R. 4751 // September 10, 2014Needed two-thirds to pass

To make technical corrections to Public Law 110-229 to reflect the renaming of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, and for other purposes

Sponsor: Derek Kilmer (D-WA)

Renames the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Memorial as the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial.

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

422 votes, representing 237,317,997 people97.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon42297.0%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%