H.Res. 842 (110th): Expressing sympathy to and pledging the support of the ... (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended)

Number:
House Vote #1142 [primary source: house.gov]
Date:
Dec 11, 2007 (110th Congress)
Result:
Passed
Bill:
H.Res. 842 (110th): Expressing sympathy to and pledging the support of the House of Representatives and the people of the United States for the victims of Cyclone Sidr in southern Bangladesh.
Introduced by Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ9, 1997-2013] on December 4, 2007
Current Status: Agreed To (Simple Resolution)

This was a vote to pass a bill or agree to a resolution. It was taken under a procedure called “suspension of the rules” which is typically used to pass non-controversial bills. Votes under suspension require a 2/3rds majority. A failed vote under suspension can be taken again.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican
  Yea 388
 
 
90%
212 176
  Nay 0
 
 
0%
0 0
Not Voting 43
 
 
10%
20 23
Required: 2/3

Vote Details

Notes

Where is the Speaker’s vote?

According to current House rules, the Speaker of the House is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings, except when such vote would be decisive.” In practice, this means the Speaker of the House rarely votes and only does so when it is politically useful. When the Speaker declines to vote, he or she is simply omitted from the roll call by the House Clerk.

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.)