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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H.R. 1327 // July 23, 2019House: Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 1327

Sponsor: CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)

Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act (Sec. 2) This bill funds through FY2092 the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Additionally, the bill modifies the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF): to allow claims to be filed until October 2090, to require VCF policies and procedures to be reassessed at least once every five years (currently, at least once annually), to require claimants to be paid for the amount by which a claim was reduced on the basis of insufficient funding, to remove the cap on noneconomic damages in certain circumstances, and to periodically adjust the annual limit on economic loss compensation for inflation.

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

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

97 votes, representing 247,765,944 people97.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 2,870,749 people1.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon9797.3%
NayLost21.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%