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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S.J.Res. 28 // April 9, 2025

S.J. Res. 28

Sponsor: Pete Ricketts (R-NE)

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) titled Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications and published on December 10, 2024. The rule defines larger participants in the general-use digital consumer payment application market (i.e., payment apps) that are subject to CFPB supervisory authority. The rule defines larger participants in this market as nonbanks (1) with an annual volume of at least 50 million transactions, and (2) that are not small business concerns.

Finance and Financial Sector Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 120,264,843 people45.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 143,114,971 people53.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5145.1%
NayLost4753.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%