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

This was a vote to pass H.R. 976 (110th) in the Senate. The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations, which set overall spending limits by agency or program, and authorizations, which direct how federal funds should (or should not) be used. Appropriation and authorization provisions are typically made for single fiscal years. A reauthorization bill like this one renews the authorizations of an expiring law.

It was not the final Senate vote on the bill. See the history of H.R. 976 (110th) for further details.

Congress
110th Congress
Date
Aug 2, 2007
Chamber
Senate
Number
#307
Question:
On Passage of the Bill in the Senate
Result:
Bill Passed
Track Votes
Key: R Yea D Yea R Nay
Seat position based on our ideology score.
Totals     Republican     Democrat     Independent
  Yea 68
 
 
 
68%
18 48 2
  Nay 31
 
 
 
31%
31 0 0
Not Voting 1
 
 
 
1%
0 1 0
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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.

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