On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2524 to S. 2237 (Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act)

Number:
Senate Vote #175 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Jul 12, 2012 (112th Congress)
Result:
Motion to Table Agreed to
Related Bill:
S. 2237 (112th): Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act
Introduced by Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV] on March 26, 2012
Current Status: Reported by Committee

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 73
 
 
 
73%
50 21 2
  Nay 24
 
 
 
24%
0 24 0
Not Voting 3
 
 
 
3%
1 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.)