On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3159 to H.R. 11 (Revenue Act of 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Social Security Amendments of 1992)

Number:
Senate Vote #231 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Sep 23, 1992 (102nd Congress)
Result:
Amendment Rejected
Bill:
H.R. 11 (102nd): Revenue Act of 1992
Introduced by Rep. Daniel Rostenkowski [D-IL5, 1993-1994] on January 3, 1991
Current Status: Pocket Vetoed

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican
  Yea 41
 
 
41%
33 8
  Nay 56
 
 
56%
22 34
Not Voting 3
 
 
3%
2 1
Required: Simple Majority

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.)