On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2587 to H.R. 4624 (Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995)

Number:
Senate Vote #307 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Sep 27, 1994 (103rd Congress)
Result:
Amendment Rejected
Bill:
H.R. 4624 (103rd): Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, andIndependent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995
Introduced by Rep. Louis Stokes [D-OH11, 1993-1998] on June 22, 1994
Current Status: Signed by the President

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican
  Yea 28
 
 
28%
7 21
  Nay 72
 
 
72%
47 25
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.)