On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1086 to S.Amdt. 1065 to H.R. 1495 (Water Resources Development Act of 2007)

Number:
Senate Vote #165 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
May 15, 2007 (110th Congress)
Result:
Amendment Rejected
Bill:
H.R. 1495 (110th): Water Resources Development Act of 2007
Introduced by Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN8, 1975-2010] on March 13, 2007
Current Status: Veto Overridden

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 22
 
 
 
22%
11 9 2
  Nay 69
 
 
 
69%
35 34 0
Not Voting 9
 
 
 
9%
4 5 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.)