On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 33 to S.Amdt. 26 to H.R. 933 (Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013)

Number:
Senate Vote #35 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Mar 13, 2013 (113th Congress)
Result:
Motion to Table Failed
Related Bill:
H.R. 933: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
Introduced by Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers [R-KY5] on March 4, 2013
Current Status: Signed by the President
Related Amendment:
S.Amdt. 33 (McCain) to H.R. 933: To strike certain authorities relating to the use for grants of funds of the Office of Economic Assistance of the Department of Defense.
Offered by Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] on March 13, 2013

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 48
 
 
 
48%
47 0 1
  Nay 50
 
 
 
50%
4 45 1
Not Voting 2
 
 
 
2%
2 0 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.)