On the Point of Order S.Amdt. 2285 to S. 1072 (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2004)

Number:
Senate Vote #12 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Feb 12, 2004 (108th Congress)
Result:
Point of Order Not Sustained
Related Bill:
S. 1072 (108th): Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2004
Introduced by Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK] on May 15, 2003
Current Status: Passed Senate

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Republican     Democrat     Independent
  Yea 72
 
 
 
72%
30 41 1
  Nay 24
 
 
 
24%
20 4 0
Not Voting 4
 
 
 
4%
1 3 0
Required: 3/5

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.)