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House vote: H.R. 2288 // November 30, 2015Needed two-thirds to pass

To remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other purposes

Sponsor: ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA)

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 6, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill declares that the approximately one-acre portion of specified land transferred by the United States to Rockingham County, Virginia, that is used for purposes of a child care center, shall not be subject to the use restriction imposed in the deed for the transferred land. Eliminated is the requirement for the county to include information concerning the use of the transferred land for a child care center in biennial reports to the Department of the Interior.

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

407 votes, representing 231,135,733 people93.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 6.5% 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
YeaWon40793.5%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.5%