H.R. 1025 (103rd): Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (On Passage of the Bill)

Number:
Senate Vote #394 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Nov 20, 1993 (103rd Congress)
Result:
Bill Passed
Bill:
H.R. 1025 (103rd): Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
Introduced by Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] on February 22, 1993
Current Status: Signed by the President

This was a vote to pass a bill or agree to a resolution.

(About Ads | Advertise Here)
Totals     Democrat     Republican
  Yea 63
 
 
63%
47 16
  Nay 36
 
 
36%
6 30
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.)