On the Motion (Motion to Suspend Rule XXII Re: Johanns Amdt. No. 4702)

Number:
Senate Vote #253 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Nov 29, 2010 (111th Congress)
Result:
Motion Rejected
Related Bill:
S. 510 (111th): FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Introduced by Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] on March 3, 2009
Current Status: Passed Senate

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 61
 
 
 
61%
21 40 0
  Nay 35
 
 
 
35%
34 0 1
Not Voting 4
 
 
 
4%
1 2 1
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.)