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House vote: S. 3998 // December 8, 2010Needed two-thirds to pass

Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles Schumer (D-NY)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the PROTECT Act to extend from a 92-month program to the 104-month program the Child Safety Pilot Program (allowing certain volunteer organizations to obtain national and state criminal history background checks on their volunteers).

Crime and Law Enforcement Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

401 votes, representing 216,545,092 people92.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,095,781 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.3% 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
YeaWon40192.3%
NayLost20.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.3%