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. 8314 // September 17, 2024Needed two-thirds to pass

No Foreign Election Interference Act

Sponsor: Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)

This bill prohibits specified tax-exempt organizations from making contributions to political committees for eight years from the date of receiving a gift or contribution from a foreign national. Specified tax-exempt organization means, with respect to any taxable year, any organization described in Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the IRC if (1) the gross receipts of such organization for such taxable year equal or exceed $200,000; or (2) the assets of such organization (determined as of the close of such taxable year) equal or exceed $500,000. Any specified tax-exempt organization that makes such a contribution must pay a penalty that is 200% of the amount of such contribution.

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

181 votes, representing 109,794,780 people41.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

218 votes, representing 134,846,152 people50.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.2% 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 8.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon18141.2%
YeaLost21850.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.2%