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Senate vote: Amendment // April 17, 2013

Leahy Amdt. No. 713

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

Won the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 94,410,971 people39.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 147,596,340 people61.0%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 11.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4239.0%
YeaLost5861.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%