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. 1548 // July 11, 2023Needed two-thirds to pass

Improving Access to Small Business Information Act

Sponsor: Young Kim (R-CA)

This bill excludes from the Paperwork Reduction Act actions taken by the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, agencies must comply with specific procedures when gathering information from the public. The bill establishes several exceptions.

Finance and Financial Sector Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

398 votes, representing 239,584,613 people91.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

11 votes, representing 6,778,873 people2.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.9% 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
YeaWon39891.5%
NayLost112.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.9%