S.Amdt. 15 (Coburn) to S. 47: To more quickly resolve rape cases and reduce the deficit by consolidating unnecessary duplication ...

On the Amendment in the Senate

Number:
Senate Vote #17 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Feb 12, 2013 (113th Congress)
Result:
Amendment Rejected
Bill:
S. 47: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
Introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] on January 22, 2013
Current Status: Signed by the President
Amendment:
S.Amdt. 15 (Coburn) to S. 47: To more quickly resolve rape cases and reduce the deficit by consolidating unnecessary duplication within the Department of Justice.
Offered by Sen. Thomas Coburn [R-OK] on February 7, 2013

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 46
 
 
 
46%
2 44 0
  Nay 53
 
 
 
53%
51 0 2
Not Voting 1
 
 
 
1%
0 1 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.)