In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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House vote: H.R. 4254 // December 19, 2017Needed two-thirds to pass

Women in Aerospace Education Act

Sponsor: Stephen Knight (R-CA)

Women in Aerospace Education Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to permit certain grants awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to be used to provide internships that include research experiences at national laboratories and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) centers. NSF Master Teaching Fellows and undergraduate freshman and sophomore students studying to become mathematics and science teachers under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program are eligible for the internships.

Science, Technology, Communications Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

409 votes, representing 236,304,029 people94.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

17 votes, representing 9,969,791 people4.0%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
YeaWon40994.0%
NayLost174.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%