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House vote: H.Res. 493 // March 11, 2008Needed two-thirds to agree

Congratulating the women’s water polo team of the University of California, Los Angeles, for winning the 2007 NCAA Division I Women’s Water Polo National Championship, and congratulating UCLA on its 100th NCAA sports national title, making it the most accomplished athletic program in NCAA history

Sponsor: JERRY LEWIS (R-CA)

Congratulates: (1) the women's water polo team of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for winning the 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Water Polo National Championship; and (2) UCLA on becoming the first school to win 100 NCAA sports national championship titles.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

400 votes, representing 211,458,488 people92.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 7.9% 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
YeaWon40092.1%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.9%