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. 1115 // March 17, 2026

H.Res. 1115

Sponsor: Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1958) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that aliens who have been convicted of defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits are inadmissible and deportable; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

196 votes, representing 121,468,543 people45.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

193 votes, representing 116,721,260 people43.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 4.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon19645.6%
NayLost19343.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.7%