On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2135 to S.Amdt. 2011 to H.R. 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008)

Number:
Senate Vote #247 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Jul 13, 2007 (110th Congress)
Result:
Amendment Agreed to
Bill:
H.R. 1585 (110th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
Introduced by Rep. Ike Skelton [D-MO4, 1977-2010] on March 20, 2007
Current Status: Vetoed (No Override Attempt)

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 87
 
 
 
87%
44 41 2
  Nay 1
 
 
 
1%
0 1 0
Not Voting 12
 
 
 
12%
6 6 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.)