On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2604 to S.Amdt. 2471 to S. 1731 (Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001)

Number:
Senate Vote #16 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Feb 06, 2002 (107th Congress)
Result:
Amendment Agreed to
Bill:
S. 1731 (107th): Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001
Introduced by Sen. Thomas “Tom” Harkin [D-IA] on November 27, 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 82
 
 
 
82%
48 34 0
  Nay 14
 
 
 
14%
2 12 0
Not Voting 4
 
 
 
4%
0 3 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.)