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House vote: H.R. 2497 // July 29, 2021Needed two-thirds to pass

Amache National Historic Site Act

Sponsor: Joe Neguse (D-CO)

This bill establishes the Amache National Historic Site in Colorado as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations resources associated with the incarceration of civilians of Japanese ancestry during World War II at Amache, also known as the Granada Relocation Center, and the military service of incarcerees at the Granada Relocation Center. The National Historic Site shall not be established until the date on which the Department of the Interior determines that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in land has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit. After Interior makes such a determination, it shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment of the historic site.

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

416 votes, representing 246,411,053 people95.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,369,049 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% 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
YeaWon41695.6%
NayLost20.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%