On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6111)

Number:
Senate Vote #279 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Dec 09, 2006 (109th Congress)
Result:
Motion Agreed to
Related Bill:
H.R. 6111 (109th): Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
Introduced by Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D-CA10, 1997-2009] on September 19, 2006
Current Status: Signed by the President

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Republican     Democrat     Independent
  Yea 79
 
 
 
79%
40 39 0
  Nay 9
 
 
 
9%
8 1 0
Not Voting 12
 
 
 
12%
6 5 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.)