On the Motion (DeMint Motion to Suspend Rule XXII Regarding Motion to Refer the House Message on H.R. 1586 to Committee on Finance (Income Tax Rates on Small Business))

Number:
Senate Vote #227 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Aug 05, 2010 (111th Congress)
Result:
Motion Rejected
Related Bill:
H.R. 1586 (111th): FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act
Introduced by Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY13] on March 18, 2009
Current Status: Signed by the President

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 42
 
 
 
42%
2 40 0
  Nay 58
 
 
 
58%
55 1 2
Required: 2/3

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.)