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House vote: H.R. 6868 // May 17, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act of 2022

Sponsor: Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)

This bill allows the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to award grants or other financial assistance for cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training programs at the elementary and secondary education levels. Entities eligible for the assistance include states, localities, institutions of higher education, and nonprofits. Additionally, CISA must include information about how the grants and assistance enhance cybersecurity education for underserved populations or communities in annual briefings.

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

377 votes, representing 225,971,062 people86.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 17,936,436 people6.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.3% 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
YeaWon37786.8%
NayLost296.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.3%