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House vote: H.Con.Res. 36 // February 2, 2005

Expressing the continued support of Congress for equal access of military recruiters to institutions of higher education

Sponsor: Mike Rogers (R-AL)

Expresses the continued support of Congress for, and encourages the executive branch to continue challenging any judicial decision against, specified provisions of Federal law prohibiting making certain Federal contracts with or grants to institutions of higher education that prevent military recruiters from having access to their campuses and to certain information about their students.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

327 votes, representing 163,287,155 people76.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

84 votes, representing 39,868,561 people18.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon32776.0%
NayLost8418.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%