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House vote: H.R. 5050 // December 2, 2014Needed two-thirds to pass

May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act

Sponsor: MICHAEL SIMPSON (R-ID)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here .) May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act - Repeals the 1918 Act (authorizing the establishment of a town site on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho). Grants the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation the exclusive right of first refusal to purchase at fair market value any land offered for sale within the Fort Hall Townsite.

Native Americans Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

418 votes, representing 235,153,873 people96.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 3.9% 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
YeaWon41896.1%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%