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House vote #854

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended

Calling on the United States Government and the international community to address the human rights and humanitarian needs of Sri Lankaâs Tamil internally displaced persons (IDPâs).

Passed Congress 111 · Session 1 Nov 4, 2009 · 5:15 PM EST H. Res. 711

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H. Res. 711: Calling on the Government of Sri Lanka to address the human rights and humanitarian needs of its civilian internally displaced Tamil population currently living in government-run camps by working…

On November 4, 2009 the House passed the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to H. Res. 711 (Calling on the Government of Sri Lanka to address the human rights and humanitarian needs of its civilian internally…), as Amended, 421 to 1.

PASSED

421–1

+420 margin

Democrats

249

Republicans

172 1

Majority threshold YES 421 1 NO

422 members voted · 10 Not Voting Passed by 420 votes

Voted yes 87

Aderholt R Baldwin D Bilirakis R Bishop D Blackburn R Boozman R Buchanan R Calvert R Capito R Carson D Carter R Cassidy R Castor D Chu D Clarke D Cleaver D Clyburn D Cohen D Cole R Costa D Courtney D Cuellar D Davis D DeGette D DeLauro D Diaz-Balart R Doggett D Foster D Foxx R Graves R Green D Guthrie R Heinrich D Himes D Hirono D Hoyer D Issa R Johnson D Kaptur D Larsen D Latta R Lofgren D Lucas R Luján D Lummis R Lynch D Markey D Matsui D McCaul R McClintock R McCollum D McGovern D Meeks D Moore D Moran R Murphy D Nadler D Neal D Pallone D Peters D Pingree D Quigley D M. Rogers R H. Rogers R Scalise R Schakowsky D Schiff D Scott D Sessions R Sherman D Simpson R C. Smith R Adrian Smith R Adam Smith D G. Thompson R M. Thompson D B. Thompson D Titus D Tonko D Turner R Van Hollen D Velázquez D Wasserman Schultz D Waters D Welch D Wilson R Wittman R

Present or didn't vote

Didn't vote · 3

Jordan R Larson D Sánchez D