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. 1616 // December 17, 2024

H.Res. 1616

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

R. 115 ), which allows Congress to disapprove multiple regulations under one joint resolution of disapproval if the regulations were submitted for review during a portion of the final year of a President's term. Under current law, the Congressional Review Act generally provides for a period of additional review during the succeeding Congress for regulations that were submitted during the last 60 legislative days of the prior Congress.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

212 votes, representing 131,434,727 people49.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

197 votes, representing 119,143,674 people44.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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 0.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21249.3%
NayLost19744.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%