On the Motion (Motion To Waive Budget Act)

Number:
Senate Vote #277 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Oct 17, 1990 (101st Congress)
Result:
Motion Rejected
Related Bill:
S. 3209 (101st): Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
Introduced by Sen. James Sasser [D-TN, 1977-1994] on October 16, 1990
Current Status: Reported by Committee

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican
  Yea 32
 
 
32%
25 7
  Nay 67
 
 
67%
30 37
Not Voting 1
 
 
1%
0 1
Required: 3/5

Vote Details

Notes

What’s the difference between aye and yea?

There is no meaningful difference between aye and yea (and nay and no), but the terms are used in different sorts of votes based on Congress’s long tradition of parliamentary procedure. The House and Senate follow the U.S. Constitution strictly when it says that bills should be decided on by the “yeas and nays” (Article I, Section 7). The House sometimes operates under a special set of rules called the “Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union” (or “Committee of the Whole” for short), which is a sort of pseudo-committee that is made up of every congressman. During this mode of operation, the House uses the terms “aye” and “no” instead. (See the Rules of the House, Rule XX, and House Practice in the section Voting.)