On the Motion (Motion to Instruct Sgt-At-Arms)

Number:
Senate Vote #143 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Jun 04, 2008 (110th Congress)
Result:
Motion Rejected
Related Bill:
S. 3036 (110th): Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008
Introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] on May 20, 2008
Current Status: Reported by Committee

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 27
 
 
 
27%
25 0 2
  Nay 28
 
 
 
28%
0 28 0
Not Voting 45
 
 
 
45%
25 20 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.)