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House vote: H.Res. 826 // June 19, 2006Needed two-thirds to agree

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Youth Sports Week should be established.

Sponsor: MIKE MCINTYRE (D-NC)

Calls for the establishment of a National Youth Sports Week to promote awareness of the importance of youth sports and the need to restore the focus in youth sports on the child's experience and character development.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

311 votes, representing 161,592,655 people71.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 28.2% 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
YeaWon31171.8%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken028.2%