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House vote: H.R. 3821 // March 6, 2024Needed two-thirds to pass

Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023

Sponsor: WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)

This act reauthorizes through FY2028 the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer. This is a voluntary registry maintained by the National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health that collects relevant health and occupational information to better understand and reduce cancers among firefighters.

Health Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

413 votes, representing 252,909,818 people94.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 4,145,857 people1.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% 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
YeaWon41394.9%
NayLost71.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%