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House vote: H.R. 876 // June 17, 2013Needed two-thirds to pass

Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act

Sponsor: MICHAEL SIMPSON (R-ID)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced . The summary of that version is repeated here.) Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to issue a special use authorization for the continued operation and reconstruction of a water storage, transport, or diversion facility located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in Idaho if: the facility was in existence on the date on which it was designated as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System; the facility has been in continuous use to deliver water for beneficial use on the owner's non-federal land; the owner holds a valid water right under state law that predates the designation; and relocating the facility is not practicable or feasible.

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

398 votes, representing 221,327,707 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%