On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5081 to S. 2731 (Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008)

Number:
Senate Vote #179 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Jul 16, 2008 (110th Congress)
Result:
Amendment Rejected
Bill:
S. 2731 (110th): Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008
Introduced by Vice President Joseph Biden [D] on March 7, 2008
Current Status: Reported by Committee

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 44
 
 
 
44%
5 39 0
  Nay 51
 
 
 
51%
42 7 2
Not Voting 5
 
 
 
5%
3 2 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.)