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.Res. 1300 // July 29, 2022

H.Res. 1300

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

This resolution waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules through the legislative day of July 29, 2022, on the same day they are presented to the House of Representatives. Additionally, the resolution makes changes to requirements related to consideration of measures from the Consensus Calendar.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

215 votes, representing 128,105,225 people49.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

201 votes, representing 121,288,098 people46.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21549.2%
NayLost20146.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%