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House vote: H.Res. 868 // November 5, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Honoring and recognizing the service and achievements of current and former female members of the Armed Forces.

Sponsor: SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)

Honors and recognizes the service and achievements of current and former female members of the Armed Forces. Encourages recognition of the service and achievements of women in the military and female veterans on Memorial Day. Encourages learning the history of service and achievements of such women.

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

366 votes, representing 194,154,957 people83.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 16.3% 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
YeaWon36683.7%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken016.3%