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House vote: H.R. 803 // February 26, 2021

Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act

Sponsor: DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)

S. Virgin Islands. In Colorado, the bill designates wilderness, potential wilderness, a recreation management area, wildlife conservation areas, a national historic landscape, and special management areas and establishes the Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program, the Fugitive Methane Emission Leasing Program, and a recreation area.

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

227 votes, representing 133,821,289 people51.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

200 votes, representing 119,381,345 people46.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.8% 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
YeaWon22751.9%
NayLost20046.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.8%