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. 4263 // March 15, 2018

Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017

Sponsor: Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ)

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 to increase the dollar limit of certain securities offerings exempt from registration requirements from $50 million annually to $75 million annually, adjusted in future years for inflation.

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

246 votes, representing 143,155,305 people56.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

170 votes, representing 99,112,453 people39.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.3% 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
YeaWon24656.5%
NayLost17039.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%