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. 2011 // October 28, 2013Needed two-thirds to pass

Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Delaney (D-MD)

Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013 - Extends through the end of 2015 the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education. Requires the Committee to include veterans representative of the post-9/11 operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

404 votes, representing 224,613,734 people92.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,136,698 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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
YeaWon40492.8%
NayLost20.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.7%