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H.R. 976 (110th): Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (On Passage of the Bill)

Number:
Senate Vote #307 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Aug 02, 2007 (110th Congress)
Result:
Bill Passed
Track Votes

This was a vote to pass a bill.

Bill:
H.R. 976 (110th): Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
Introduced by Rep. Charles “Charlie” Rangel [D-NY13] on February 9, 2007
Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 68
 
 
 
68%
49 17 2
  Nay 31
 
 
 
31%
0 31 0
Not Voting 1
 
 
 
1%
1 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). 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.)