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House vote: H.Con.Res. 448 // July 20, 2006Needed two-thirds to agree

Commending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the completion of the Space Shuttle’s second Return-to-Flight mission

Sponsor: RON PAUL (R-TX)

Commends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for: (1) the successful completion of the Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-121 mission; and (2) its pioneering work in space exploration.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

415 votes, representing 214,725,186 people95.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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
YeaWon41595.4%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%