H.R. 2854 (104th): Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (On the Conference Report)

Number:
Senate Vote #57 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Mar 28, 1996 (104th Congress)
Result:
Conference Report Agreed to
Bill:
H.R. 2854 (104th): Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
Introduced by Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] on January 5, 1996
Current Status: Signed by the President

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

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Totals     Republican     Democrat
  Yea 74
 
 
74%
52 22
  Nay 26
 
 
26%
1 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.)