On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2028 to S. 139 (Climate Stewardship Act of 2003)

Number:
Senate Vote #420 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Oct 30, 2003 (108th Congress)
Result:
Amendment Rejected
Bill:
S. 139 (108th): Climate Stewardship Act of 2003
Introduced by Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT, 1989-2013] on January 9, 2003
Current Status: Referred to Committee

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment.

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Totals     Republican     Democrat     Independent
  Yea 43
 
 
 
43%
6 36 1
  Nay 55
 
 
 
55%
45 10 0
Not Voting 2
 
 
 
2%
0 2 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.)