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. 3438 // September 21, 2016

REVIEW Act of 2016

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-PA)

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 13, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2016 or the REVIEW Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. The agency shall publish such determination with the final rule.

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 · Nay

232 votes, representing 132,555,825 people53.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

189 votes, representing 108,462,720 people43.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
NayWon23253.3%
YeaLost18943.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%