On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 9 to H.R. 325 (No short title on file)

Number:
Senate Vote #9 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Jan 31, 2013 (113th Congress)
Result:
Motion to Table Agreed to
Related Bill:
H.R. 325: No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
Introduced by Rep. Dave Camp [R-MI4] on January 21, 2013
Current Status: Signed by the President
Related Amendment:
S.Amdt. 9 (Paul) to H.R. 325: To prohibit the sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F-16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services to the Government of Egypt.
Offered by Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY] on January 31, 2013

This was a procedural vote.

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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 79
 
 
 
79%
51 26 2
  Nay 19
 
 
 
19%
0 19 0
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.)