In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

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House vote: H.R. 3056 // October 10, 2007

Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007

Sponsor: CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY)

Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Repeals the authority of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to enter into private debt collection contracts. Exempts contracts entered into before July 18, 2007, if such contracts are not renewed or extended after such date.

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

212 votes, representing 107,004,345 people47.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

196 votes, representing 106,327,443 people46.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 2.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21247.1%
YeaLost19646.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%