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. 241 // April 4, 2017

H.Res. 241

Sponsor: Bradley Byrne (R-AL)

R. 1304) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans.

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

Won the vote · Yea

234 votes, representing 134,909,100 people53.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

184 votes, representing 106,486,162 people42.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
YeaWon23453.6%
NayLost18442.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%