On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 40 to S. 280 (Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999)

Number:
Senate Vote #33 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Mar 05, 1999 (106th Congress)
Result:
Motion to Table Failed
Related Bill:
S. 280 (106th): Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999
Introduced by Sen. William “Bill” Frist [R-TN, 1995-2006] on January 21, 1999
Current Status: Reported by Committee

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Republican     Democrat
  Yea 0
 
 
0%
0 0
  Nay 88
 
 
88%
46 42
Present 1
 
 
1%
1 0
Not Voting 11
 
 
11%
8 3
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.)