S.Amdt. 359 (Inhofe) to S.Con.Res. 8: To reduce spending and decrease the risk of drastic energy price increases by prohibiting ...

On the Amendment in the Senate

Number:
Senate Vote #76 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Mar 22, 2013 (113th Congress)
Result:
Amendment Rejected
Bill:
S.Con.Res. 8: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary level
Introduced by Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] on March 15, 2013
Current Status: Passed Senate
Amendment:
S.Amdt. 359 (Inhofe) to S.Con.Res. 8: To reduce spending and decrease the risk of drastic energy price increases by prohibiting further greenhouse gas regulations for the purposes of addressing climate change.
Offered by Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK] on March 21, 2013

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 47
 
 
 
47%
3 44 0
  Nay 52
 
 
 
52%
49 1 2
Not Voting 1
 
 
 
1%
1 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.)