TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT S. 2589 TO CONFERENCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCEDE TO THE HOUSE POSITION ON BANNING SHIPMENTS OF OIL TO SOUTHEAST ASIA.

Number:
Senate Vote #592 [primary source: Professor Keith Poole]
Date:
Dec 21, 1973 (93rd Congress)
Result:
unknown
Related Bill:
S. 2589 (93rd): National Emergency Petroleum Act
Introduced by Sen. Henry “Scoop” Jackson [D-WA, 1959-1983] on October 18, 1973
Current Status: Vetoed (No Override Attempt)
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Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent     Conservative
  Aye 38
 
 
 
 
38%
28 10 0 0
  Nay 23
 
 
 
 
23%
13 9 1 0
Not Voting 39
 
 
 
 
39%
15 23 0 1
Required: unknown

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.)