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House vote: H.R. 1219 // December 7, 2016Needed two-thirds to pass

Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2016

Sponsor: Tom Cole (R-OK)

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 29, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to convey to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District in Murray County, Oklahoma, all U.S. interest in the Maintenance Complex and District Office, Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma, consistent with the Agreement between the United States and the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District for Transferring Title to the Federally Owned Maintenance Complex and District Office to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District. After such conveyance: (1) the Complex and Office shall not be considered to be a part of a federal reclamation project; and (2) such District shall not be eligible to receive any benefits with respect to any facility comprising that Complex and Office, except benefits that would be available to a similarly situated person with respect to such a facility that is not part of a federal reclamation project.

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

412 votes, representing 235,775,812 people94.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 557,730 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.1% 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
YeaWon41294.7%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.1%