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. 2987 // June 5, 2025

CEASE Act of 2025

Sponsor: Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)

This bill limits the number of for-profit small business lending companies that are authorized make 7(a) loans to not more than 16 at any time.

Commerce Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

214 votes, representing 132,870,458 people49.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

198 votes, representing 119,467,445 people44.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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 0.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21449.8%
NayLost19844.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%