December 2006

H.R. 6099 Fails to Pass the House, 250-162

House representatives voted yesterday on suspending the rules on passing H.R. 6099, the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act. In essence, the House could have passed the bill without going through the standard rules for passing a piece of legislation. However they failed to do so with a final vote of 250 voting in favor and 162 voting against, H.R. 6099 would have needed 2/3 (or 289 votes) to win.

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