On the Motion to Table H.J.Res. 1

Number:
Senate Vote #67 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Feb 14, 1995 (104th Congress)
Result:
Motion to Table Agreed to
Related Bill:
H.J.Res. 1 (104th): Balanced Budget Amendment
Introduced by Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX6] on January 4, 1995
Current Status: Passed House, Failed Senate

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Republican     Democrat
  Yea 66
 
 
66%
50 16
  Nay 32
 
 
32%
3 29
Not Voting 2
 
 
2%
1 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.)