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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H.J.Res. 43 // March 30, 2017

H.J. Res. 43

Sponsor: Diane Black (R-TN)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Health and Human Services rule regarding subrecipients of family planning grants. (Under the rule, grant recipients may prohibit an entity from receiving a subaward only for reasons related to the entity's ability to provide family planning services.)

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

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Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 110,467,000 people43.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 141,034,121 people56.1%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5043.9%
NayLost5056.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%