In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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House vote: H.R. 5705 // December 8, 2021Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 5705

Sponsor: Cliff Bentz (R-OR)

This bill makes technical amendments to the U.S. Code to revise references to statutory provisions reclassified to Title 34 (Crime Control And Law Enforcement).

Crime and Law Enforcement Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

415 votes, representing 246,031,091 people95.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

5 votes, representing 2,699,281 people1.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% 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
YeaWon41595.4%
NayLost51.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%