On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5634 to H.R. 6049 (Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008)

Number:
Senate Vote #203 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Sep 23, 2008 (110th Congress)
Result:
Amendment Rejected
Bill:
H.R. 6049 (110th): Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008
Introduced by Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY13] on May 14, 2008
Current Status: Passed Senate with Changes

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 53
 
 
 
53%
46 5 2
  Nay 42
 
 
 
42%
1 41 0
Not Voting 5
 
 
 
5%
3 2 0
Required: 3/5

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.)