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House vote: H.R. 1324 // April 28, 2015Needed two-thirds to pass

Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015

Sponsor: Jared Polis (D-CO)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate approximately 92.95 acres of specified land. The Department of Agriculture shall include all federal land within such boundary in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area established under the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993.

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

381 votes, representing 216,259,475 people87.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 16,943,144 people6.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.7% 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
YeaWon38187.5%
NayLost306.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.7%