The most popular bills on Countable: 114th Congress Edition

We hope you’re enjoying your August recess and are able to sneak in a few Mai Tais on the beach in between dialing for dollars and kissing babies on the campaign trail. We know you’re not coming back until Sept. 6, but when you do, here are some things you might want to prioritize.

Countable users have overwhelmingly voiced their support for the following bills you have sitting on a desk somewhere. These users are highly engaged in politics, policy and most importantly legislation (and that would indicate that they’re pretty likely to vote, right?). Each of these bills below has been voted on at least 5,000 times by individual Americans on Countable and they all have at least 90 percent support from users. That’s quite a consensus, huh? So, here’s the list, in order of support.

The most popular bills on Countable

1. The Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act would require states, water utility companies and the Environmental Protection Agency to alert the public if levels of lead in their drinking water become too high. The bill has been voted on by 7,573 Countable users and has a whopping 95 percent support. The House passed this bill overwhelmingly in February, but it hasn’t come up for a vote in the Senate.

2. The Email Privacy Act would require law enforcement to get a warrant in order to search your emails, texts and/or documents stored in online servers. And they’d have to send it to you 10 days in advance. The bill has been voted on a stunning 21,119 times and has 94 support among Countable users. It passed the House overwhelmingly earlier this year, but hasn’t been brought up for a vote in the Senate.

3. The FOIA Act would broaden the Freedom of Information Act by requiring federal agencies to release any documents requested by the public unless doing so would violate the law or pose identifiable harm. There would be no exceptions for documents that are more than 25 years old. And if an agency is successfully sued for refusing to release documents, they’ll have to pay the legal fees of whoever sued them. The bill has 5,219 votes on Countable and 94 percent support among users. The House passed this bill unanimously in January, but it hasn’t gotten a vote in the Senate.

4. The Student Loan Refinancing Act would allow borrowers to get a lower interest rate on their direct, federal loans. Basically, they would get to opt-in to whatever the interest rate is now and lock in that rate for the lifetime of their loans unless they decide to change it again. The bill has been voted on 6,216 times and has a 92 percent approval rating. Neither the House nor the Senate has brought this bill up for a vote.

5. The Police CAMERA Act would establish a federal grant program that would give money to state and local police departments to buy body cameras for all of their on-duty officers. The bill has 21,818 votes and the support of 90 percent of Countable users. Neither the House nor the Senate has brought this bill up for a vote.