In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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S.J.Res. 24 // December 1, 2015

S.J.Res. 24

Sponsor: Shelley Capito (R-WV)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that requires states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)

Environmental Protection Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 101,953,213 people41.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 135,293,948 people54.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 8.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5241.2%
NayLost4654.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%