H.R. 4556 (103rd): Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (On the Conference Report)

Number:
Senate Vote #312 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Sep 29, 1994 (103rd Congress)
Result:
Conference Report Agreed to
Bill:
H.R. 4556 (103rd): Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995
Introduced by Rep. Milton “Bob” Carr [D-MI8, 1993-1994] on June 9, 1994
Current Status: Signed by the President

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

Totals     Democrat     Republican
  Yea 89
 
 
89%
53 36
  Nay 11
 
 
11%
1 10
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.)