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. 1526 // April 9, 2025

NORRA of 2025

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-CA)

This bill limits the authority of federal district courts to issue injunctions. Specifically, it prohibits a district court from issuing an injunction unless the injunction applies only to the parties of the particular case before the court.

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

Won the vote · Yea

219 votes, representing 136,022,942 people51.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

213 votes, representing 128,712,092 people48.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.7% 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
YeaWon21951.0%
NayLost21348.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.7%