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Senate vote: Amendment // May 22, 2008

Motion to Concur to the House Amendment No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. with Amdt. No. 4818

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

Won the vote · Yea

70 votes, representing 135,010,618 people58.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

26 votes, representing 83,487,970 people36.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% 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
YeaWon7058.8%
NayLost2636.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%