On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1977 to H.R. 2863 (Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006)

Number:
Senate Vote #249 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Oct 05, 2005 (109th Congress)
Result:
Amendment Agreed to
Bill:
H.R. 2863 (109th): Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006
Introduced by Rep. W. Bill Young [R-FL13] on June 10, 2005
Current Status: Signed by the President

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment.

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Totals     Republican     Democrat     Independent
  Yea 90
 
 
 
90%
45 44 1
  Nay 9
 
 
 
9%
9 0 0
Not Voting 1
 
 
 
1%
0 1 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.)