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House vote: H.R. 5982 // December 8, 2021Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 5982

Sponsor: Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)

This bill restates current law concerning specified U.S. space programs and related activities. Those provisions are consolidated into title 51 of the United States Code (National and Commercial Space Programs).

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

411 votes, representing 243,350,395 people94.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 4,151,824 people1.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
YeaWon41194.4%
NayLost71.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%