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. 583 // January 12, 2016

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) STREAM Act ; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J.Res. 22) congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the EPA relating to “waters of the U.S.”; and consideration of (H.R. 3662) Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to ensure transparency in the development of environmental regulations; of the joint resolution (S.J. Res.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

233 votes, representing 133,225,838 people53.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

173 votes, representing 99,179,636 people39.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.6% 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
YeaWon23353.5%
NayLost17339.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.6%