In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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House vote: H.R. 8771 // June 28, 2024

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)

This bill provides FY2025 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for related agencies and programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, the East-West Center, and the National Endowment for Democracy.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 176 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

Won the vote · Yea

212 votes, representing 131,579,922 people49.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

200 votes, representing 121,079,828 people45.4%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. The winning side fell 0.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21249.4%
NayLost20045.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%