S. 2986 (108th): A bill to amend title 31 of the United ... (On Passage of the Bill)

Number:
Senate Vote #213 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Nov 17, 2004 (108th Congress)
Result:
Bill Passed
Bill:
S. 2986 (108th): A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.
Introduced by Sen. William “Bill” Frist [R-TN, 1995-2006] on November 16, 2004
Current Status: Signed by the President

This was a vote to pass a bill or agree to a resolution.

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Totals     Republican     Democrat     Independent
  Yea 52
 
 
 
52%
50 2 0
  Nay 44
 
 
 
44%
1 42 1
Present 1
 
 
 
1%
0 1 0
Not Voting 3
 
 
 
3%
0 3 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.)