On the Amendment S.Amdt. 365 to S.Amdt. 358 to S. 1 (Better Education for Students and Teachers Act)

Number:
Senate Vote #91 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
May 03, 2001 (107th Congress)
Result:
Amendment Agreed to
Bill:
S. 1 (107th): Better Education for Students and Teachers Act
Introduced by Sen. James “Jim” Jeffords [I-VT, 1989-2006] on March 28, 2001
Current Status: Reported by Committee

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 79
 
 
 
79%
50 28 1
  Nay 21
 
 
 
21%
0 21 0
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.)