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.Res. 1082 // September 26, 2018Needed two-thirds to agree

Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment.

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-PA)

Concurs in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302 (Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017) with an amendment.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

398 votes, representing 231,790,386 people91.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

23 votes, representing 13,447,678 people5.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
YeaWon39891.5%
NayLost235.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%