On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2100 to H.R. 2072 (Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012)

Number:
Senate Vote #91 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
May 15, 2012 (112th Congress)
Result:
Amendment Rejected
Bill:
H.R. 2072 (112th): Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Introduced by Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA31] on June 1, 2011
Current Status: Signed by the President

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 12
 
 
 
12%
0 12 0
  Nay 86
 
 
 
86%
50 34 2
Not Voting 2
 
 
 
2%
1 1 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.)