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House vote: S. 3250 // January 18, 2024Needed two-thirds to pass

S. 3250

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-TX)

This act requires federal courts to make remote access to certain criminal court proceedings available for victims of the bombing of Pan American Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988. Specifically, federal courts must make remote access available to the proceedings in the criminal case against Abu Agila Mohammed Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi and against any co-conspirator subsequently charged and prosecuted in federal court for crimes related to the bombing of Pan American Flight 103.

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

Won the vote · Yea

413 votes, representing 252,699,298 people94.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 4,525,128 people1.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% 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
YeaWon41394.8%
NayLost71.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%