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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)

Number:
Senate Vote #102 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Mar 09, 1995 (104th Congress)
Result:
Motion to Table Failed
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This was a procedural vote.

Related Bill:
H.R. 889 (104th): Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions for the Department of Defense to Preserve and Enhance Military Readiness Act of 1995
Introduced by Rep. Robert Livingston [R-LA1, 1977-1999] on February 10, 1995
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

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). So they literally say “yea” and “nay” when voting on bills. In the Senate, they always use these words.

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, but the meaning is the same. (See the Rules of the House, Rule XX, and House Practice in the section Voting.)