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. 5658 // May 16, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act

Sponsor: Don Bacon (R-NE)

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report on its roles and responsibilities, as well as those of its components, for responding to cyber incidents. DHS must coordinate with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on the report.

Science, Technology, Communications Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

307 votes, representing 183,740,537 people70.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

103 votes, representing 62,144,866 people23.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.6% 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
YeaWon30770.6%
NayLost10323.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.6%