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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1570 to S. 2166 (National Energy Security Act of 1992)

Date:

Feb 6, 1992

Number:

Senate Vote #19
102nd Congress

Result:

Amendment Agreed to

Source:

senate.gov

Track Votes

This was a vote to approve or reject an amendment to S. 2166 (102nd).

Totals     Democrat     Republican
  Yea 96
 
 
96%
54 42
  Nay 0
 
 
0%
0 0
Not Voting 4
 
 
4%
3 1
Required: Simple Majority

Vote Details

Notes: “Aye” or “Yea”?

“Aye” and “Yea” mean the same thing, and so do “No” and “Nay”. Congress uses different words in different sorts of votes.

The U.S. Constitution says that bills should be decided on by the “yeas and nays” (Article I, Section 7). Congress takes this literally and uses “yea” and “nay” when voting on the final passage of bills.

All Senate votes use these words. But the House of Representatives uses “Aye” and “No” in other sorts of votes.