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House vote: H.R. 3021 // June 4, 2008

21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act

Sponsor: Ben Chandler (D-KY)

21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - Title I: Grants for Modernization, Renovation, or Repair of School Facilities - (Sec. 102) Requires the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public schools, including public charter schools, to make them safe, healthy, high-performing, and technologically up-to-date. Allocates grant funds among states on the basis of the relative portion of school improvement funds provided to local educational agencies (LEAs) in each state under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Education Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 103 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

Won the vote · Yea

257 votes, representing 132,667,302 people57.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

151 votes, representing 83,019,116 people36.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% 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
YeaWon25757.8%
NayLost15136.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%