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House vote: H.Res. 924 // March 11, 2008Needed two-thirds to agree

Congratulating Iowa State University of Science and Technology for 150 years of leadership and service

Sponsor: Bruce Braley (D-IA)

Congratulates Iowa State University of Science and Technology on its 150 years of outstanding service to the state of Iowa, the United States, and the world in fulfilling its mission as a land-grant university. Thanks the state of Iowa for its visionary leadership in the beginning of the land-grant movement in the United States of America.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

405 votes, representing 213,845,515 people93.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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
YeaWon40593.1%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%