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House vote: H.R. 2788 // March 19, 2010Needed two-thirds to pass

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act

Sponsor: KEN CALVERT (R-CA)

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act - Designates a memorial that is under construction at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, as the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial, in honor of current and former members of the armed forces who have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Prohibits: (1) inclusion of the National Memorial designated by this Act as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) the designation of the National Memorial from being construed as requiring or permitting the expenditure of federal funds for any related purposes.

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

410 votes, representing 221,468,155 people94.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 5.6% 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
YeaWon41094.4%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.6%