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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Spoken For.
House vote: S. 1003 // May 20, 2026Needed two-thirds to pass

Lulu’s Law

Sponsor: Katie Britt (R-AL)

This act requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order explicitly permitting the transmission of wireless emergency alerts to mobile phones in the event of a shark attack.

Science, Technology, Communications Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

401 votes, representing 245,528,443 people92.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

6 votes, representing 3,881,564 people1.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.5% 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
YeaWon40192.1%
NayLost61.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.5%