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House vote: H.R. 5162 // November 17, 2014Needed two-thirds to pass

An Act to allow a certain parcel of land in Rockingham County, Virginia, to be used for a child care center

Sponsor: ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA)

Amends federal law authorizing Rockingham County, Virginia, to use specified land transferred by the United States for a child care center to remove that use restriction.

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

378 votes, representing 212,880,689 people87.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 568,981 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.8% 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
YeaWon37887.0%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.8%