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. 5788 // June 14, 2018

STOP Act of 2018

Sponsor: Mike Bishop (R-MI)

This bill establishes requirements related to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) international mail shipments. Among other requirements, the bill requires USPS to gather advanced data on its shipments and share such information with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and assesses a fee on on overseas inbound express mail.

Foreign Trade and International Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

353 votes, representing 205,624,341 people81.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

52 votes, representing 29,926,284 people11.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.0% 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
YeaWon35381.2%
NayLost5211.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.0%