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. 1099 // September 28, 2018Needed two-thirds to agree

Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6, with an amendment.

Sponsor: GREG WALDEN (R-OR)

R. 6 (Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act or the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

393 votes, representing 228,589,698 people90.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 4,875,633 people1.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.8% 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
YeaWon39390.3%
NayLost81.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.8%