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House vote: H.R. 4704 // January 27, 2020Needed two-thirds to pass

Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act

Sponsor: Ben McAdams (D-UT)

This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF), taking into consideration prioritized research agendas or strategic plans, as appropriate, to award competitive, merit-reviewed grants to institutions of higher education (or their consortia) to support multidisciplinary, fundamental research with potential relevance to suicide, including potential relevance to prevention and treatment. In awarding such grants, the NSF shall encourage applications submitted by early career researchers, including doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, to promote the researchers' development.

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

Won the vote · Yea

385 votes, representing 223,583,584 people88.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 4,744,680 people1.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon38588.5%
NayLost81.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.6%