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House vote: H.Res. 768 // October 14, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as "National Work and Family Month".

Sponsor: CAROLYN MCCARTHY (D-NY)

Supports the designation of October as National Work and Family Month. Recognizes the importance of balancing work and family to job productivity and healthy families, and that an important job characteristic is a work schedule that allows employees to spend time with families.

Labor and Employment Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

415 votes, representing 221,584,413 people95.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 4.5% 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
YeaWon41595.5%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.5%