On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5279 to H.R. 3756 (Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 1997)

Number:
Senate Vote #287 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Sep 12, 1996 (104th Congress)
Result:
Motion to Table Agreed to
Related Bill:
H.R. 3756 (104th): Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1997
Introduced by Rep. James Lightfoot [R-IA3, 1993-1996] on July 8, 1996
Current Status: Passed House

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Republican     Democrat
  Yea 57
 
 
57%
51 6
  Nay 42
 
 
42%
2 40
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.)