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House vote: S. 325 // August 23, 2021Needed two-thirds to pass

S. 325

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

This bill extends the deadline, from three years to five years, for the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children to submit its report to the President and Congress. The commission was established to conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children and to develop plans for federal policy related to Native children.

Native Americans Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

418 votes, representing 247,975,303 people96.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 4,216,448 people1.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.2% 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
YeaWon41896.2%
NayLost71.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.2%