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House vote: H.R. 1172 // June 23, 2009Needed two-thirds to pass

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors

Sponsor: John Boozman (R-AR)

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include on the VA Internet website: (1) a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors and, for each such organization, a link to their Internet website; (2) a statement that such list is not all-inclusive of scholarships available to veterans and their survivors; and (3) a statement that the Secretary has not verified information on the organizations' websites, and that the Secretary does not endorse any offer made by any website sponsor. Requires the Secretary to make reasonable efforts to notify schools and other appropriate entities of the opportunity to be included on the VA list.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

411 votes, representing 219,710,383 people94.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 5.3% 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
YeaWon41194.7%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%