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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 331 to H.R. 889 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions for the Department of Defense to Preserve and Enhance Military Readiness Act of 1995)

Date:

Mar 9, 1995

Number:

Senate Vote #102
104th Congress

Result:

Motion to Table Failed

Source:

senate.gov

Track Votes
Totals     Republican     Democrat
  Yea 42
 
 
42%
1 41
  Nay 57
 
 
57%
52 5
Not Voting 1
 
 
1%
1 0
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.