On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 989 to H.R. 2445 (Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1994)

Number:
Senate Vote #299 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Sep 30, 1993 (103rd Congress)
Result:
Motion to Table Failed
Related Bill:
H.R. 2445 (103rd): Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1994
Introduced by Rep. Tom Bevill [D-AL4, 1973-1996] on June 17, 1993
Current Status: Signed by the President

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican
  Yea 41
 
 
41%
15 26
  Nay 58
 
 
58%
38 20
Not Voting 1
 
 
1%
1 0
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.)