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. 6371 // November 13, 2012Needed two-thirds to pass

Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act

Sponsor: Tim Walberg (R-MI)

Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act - Transfers authority from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to the Department of Labor for processing claims for wages due to laborers and mechanics hired by contractors on public works projects.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

353 votes, representing 194,919,867 people81.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,660,900 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 18.0% 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
YeaWon35381.3%
NayLost30.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken018.0%