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House vote: S. 3277 // December 21, 2018Needed two-thirds to pass

Space Frontier Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ted Cruz (R-TX)

Space Frontier Act of 2018 The bill revises provisions relating to commercial space launch license applications and experimental permits. The Department of Transportation shall consolidate across federal agencies requirements to protect the public health and safety, safety of property, national security interests, and foreign policy interests of the United States relevant to any commercial space vehicle into a single application set that satisfies those requirements and expedites the coordination of commercial space services. The bill revises and sets forth provisions relating to nongovernmental earth observation activities.

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

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

Won the vote · Nay

137 votes, representing 79,241,427 people31.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

239 votes, representing 139,507,187 people55.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 18.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon13731.3%
YeaLost23955.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.6%