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. 1336 // June 4, 2026

H.Res. 1336

Sponsor: Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

This resolution provides for the House of Representatives to consider on the same day without a two-thirds vote any resolution reported by the Committee on Rules through the legislative day of June 5, 2026, relating to a measure providing for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S.Con.Res.33. Specifically, the resolution waives a House Rule requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

213 votes, representing 132,250,342 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

211 votes, representing 127,373,656 people47.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.6% 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 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21349.6%
NayLost21147.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%