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. 6052 // May 18, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2021

Sponsor: Lauren Underwood (D-IL)

This bill requires employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to undergo training developed by the Inspector General of the VA regarding the reporting of wrongdoing to, responding to requests from, and cooperating with the Office of the Inspector General.

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

401 votes, representing 240,453,314 people92.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

10 votes, representing 6,138,083 people2.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.3% 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
YeaWon40192.3%
NayLost102.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%