S.Con.Res. 13 (111th): An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget ... (On the Concurrent Resolution)

Number:
Senate Vote #154 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Apr 02, 2009 (111th Congress)
Result:
Concurrent Resolution Agreed to
Bill:
S.Con.Res. 13 (111th): An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budget
Introduced by Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND, 1992-2013] on March 27, 2009
Current Status: Agreed To (Concurrent Resolution)

This was a vote to pass a bill or agree to a resolution. An original bill is one which is drafted and approved by a committee before it is formally introduced in the House or Senate.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 55
 
 
 
56%
53 0 2
  Nay 43
 
 
 
43%
3 40 0
Not Voting 1
 
 
 
1%
1 0 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.)