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House vote: H.Res. 384 // August 1, 2011

Providing for consideration of S. 365, to make a technical amendment to the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002

Sponsor: DAVID DREIER (R-CA)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (S. 365) to make a technical amendment to the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

242 votes, representing 136,084,244 people57.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

184 votes, representing 96,173,646 people40.6%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
YeaWon24257.4%
NayLost18440.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%