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. 1265 // April 13, 2015Needed two-thirds to pass

Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act

Sponsor: Sean Duffy (R-WI)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act (Sec. 2) Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to declare the Federal Advisory Committee Act applicable to each advisory committee and subcommittee of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Finance and Financial Sector Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

401 votes, representing 227,786,250 people92.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,162,636 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% 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
YeaWon40192.1%
NayLost20.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%