On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 12 to S. 5 (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993)

Number:
Senate Vote #5 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Feb 03, 1993 (103rd Congress)
Result:
Motion to Table Agreed to
Related Bill:
S. 5 (103rd): Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Introduced by Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT, 1981-2010] on January 21, 1993
Current Status: Reported by Committee

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican
  Yea 64
 
 
64%
55 9
  Nay 35
 
 
35%
0 35
Not Voting 1
 
 
1%
0 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.)