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House vote: H.R. 5078 // January 9, 2020Needed two-thirds to pass

Prison to Proprietorship Act

Sponsor: NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)

Prison to Proprietorship Act This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require women's business centers and small-business development centers to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to individuals incarcerated in a minimum-, low-, or medium-security prison.

Commerce Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

370 votes, representing 214,448,428 people84.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 24,081,038 people9.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.6% 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
YeaWon37084.9%
NayLost419.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.6%