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House vote: H.Res. 1543 // July 28, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Honoring the educational significance of Dr. Jane Goodall’s work on this the 50th anniversary of the beginning of her work in Tanzania, Africa

Sponsor: Jared Polis (D-CO)

Recognizes the groundbreaking environmental education advancements by the Jane Goodall Institute's Roots and Shoots initiative on the 50th anniversary of the beginning of Dr. Jane Goodall's research. Recognizes the significant role that the research done by Dr. Goodall has had on the knowledge and understanding of both the natural and human worlds, and its benefit to children and classrooms as they learn about the natural world. Recognizes the valuable role that nature and science education plays in the conservation of natural resources as evidenced through the work of Dr. Goodall.

Animals Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

416 votes, representing 224,638,886 people95.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 4.3% 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
YeaWon41695.7%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%