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Senate vote: Amendment // March 29, 2007

Is Section 431 of the Senate Language to H.R. 1591 Germane?

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 149,483,602 people65.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 77,256,146 people34.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5765.8%
NayLost4134.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.2%

Senate The winning side was inferred from the vote count because the chamber's result wording could not be classified.