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House vote: H.Res. 795 // October 7, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Honoring the people of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Flight 93 Ambassadors for their efforts in creating the Flight 93 temporary memorial and encouraging the completion of the National Park Service Flight 93 National Memorial by the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-PA)

Honors the Shanksville, Pennsylvania, community and Flight 93 Ambassadors for: (1) their foresight, dedication, and leadership in protecting the Flight 93 temporary memorial; and (2) their efforts to establish a permanent national memorial to Flight 93. Encourages the Secretary of the Interior and the National Park Service to complete the Flight 93 National Memorial, as authorized by the Flight 93 National Memorial Act, by the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.

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

426 votes, representing 227,132,669 people97.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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
YeaWon42697.9%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%