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House vote: H.R. 406 // May 15, 2008Needed two-thirds to pass

Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act

Sponsor: JOE BACA (D-CA)

Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act - Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the presentation of a congressional gold medal in commemoration of Alice Paul, to recognize her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women. Requires that the medal be presented jointly to representatives of the Alice Paul Institute and the Sewall-Belmont House, to be shared equally and displayed as appropriate. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of such medal.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

412 votes, representing 217,241,798 people94.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 554,563 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
YeaWon41294.6%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%