On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Tester Amdt. No. 3350)

Number:
Senate Vote #238 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Dec 28, 2012 (112th Congress)
Result:
Motion Rejected
Related Bill:
H.R. 1 (112th): Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Introduced by Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers [R-KY5] on February 11, 2011
Current Status: Passed Senate with Changes

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 51
 
 
 
51%
47 2 2
  Nay 44
 
 
 
44%
1 43 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.)