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. 383 // May 10, 2023

H.Res. 383

Sponsor: Chip Roy (R-TX)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2 (Secure the Border Act of 2023, which addresses issues regarding immigration and border security, such as imposing limits to asylum eligibility), and H.R. 1163 (Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act, which addresses fraud and overpayments of pandemic unemployment insurance, including by providing incentives for states to investigate and recover overpayments).

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 130,988,282 people50.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

209 votes, representing 124,140,861 people47.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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
YeaWon21550.1%
NayLost20947.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%