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.Res. 884 // December 18, 2007Needed two-thirds to agree

Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendments to H.R. 3997, with an amendment.

Sponsor: CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY)

Provides for the concurrence by the House of Representatives in the Senate amendments to H.R. 3997 (Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007) with an amendment in the form of substitute text.

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

Won the vote · Yea

411 votes, representing 214,899,081 people94.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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
YeaWon41194.6%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%