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House vote: H.R. 2722 // July 15, 2015Needed two-thirds to pass

Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act

Sponsor: CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 15, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins (to be made of "pink gold" containing at least 75% gold), 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the fight against breast cancer. (Sec. 4) The Treasury shall: select the design for the coins based upon the winning design from a juried, compensated design competition following certain specifications; and issue the coins only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2018.

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

Won the vote · Yea

421 votes, representing 239,287,337 people96.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

9 votes, representing 5,094,459 people2.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% 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
YeaWon42196.8%
NayLost92.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%