S. 323 (102nd): Title X Pregnancy Counseling Act of 1991 (On Overriding the Veto)

Number:
Senate Vote #254 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Oct 01, 1992 (102nd Congress)
Result:
Veto Overridden
Related Bill:
S. 323 (102nd): Title X Pregnancy Counseling Act of 1991
Introduced by Sen. John Chafee [R-RI, 1976-1999] on January 31, 1991
Current Status: Vetoed & Override Passed Senate, Failed in House
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Totals     Democrat     Republican
  Yea 73
 
 
73%
53 20
  Nay 26
 
 
26%
3 23
Not Voting 1
 
 
1%
1 0
Required: 2/3

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.)