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. 7319 // December 21, 2018Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 7319

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-PA)

(Sec. 1) This bill allows existing improvements on a property sold under the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to be leased back to the federal government for up to three years for the purpose of facilitating the sale of the property.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

372 votes, representing 216,751,906 people85.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 535,351 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.2% 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
YeaWon37285.6%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.2%