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. 4852 // February 26, 2020Needed two-thirds to pass

GIVE Act

Sponsor: Norma Torres (D-CA)

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide specified information to veterans and members of the Armed Forces about postsecondary educational institutions. Specifically, the VA must provide information on whether a postsecondary educational institution (1) is listed on the College Navigator website as being affiliated with a religion, (2) has been declared a minority serving institution, and (3) is gender specific. The VA shall provide the required information in a searchable format on the VA website.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

412 votes, representing 238,967,029 people94.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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
YeaWon41294.6%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%