Wednesday, March 10, 2010

H.R. 3650: HAB legislation fails in the House

H.R. 3650, The Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2009 failed to reach the 2/3 majority required to pass it under suspension.

According to GovTrack.us The breakdown of the vote was:
                               
Dem Rep Ind
Yea: 263 (61%) 231 32 0
Nay: 142 (33%) 8 134 0
Present: 0 (0%) 0 0 0
Not Voting: 25 (6%) 14 11 0
Required: 2/3 of 405 votes (=270 votes)



See the full breakdown of the vote at the Clerk of the House web site and GovTrack

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