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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Spoken For.
House vote: H.R. 5796 // December 6, 2022Needed two-thirds to concur

Patents for Humanity Act of 2022

Sponsor: Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). The program established under this bill shall be treated as the successor to the existing Patents for Humanity program.

Commerce Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

389 votes, representing 232,956,504 people89.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

23 votes, representing 13,986,046 people5.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
YeaWon38989.5%
NayLost235.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%