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H.R. 5140 (110th): Economic Stimulus Act of 2008

This was a vote to pass H.R. 5140 (110th) in the House.

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Totals

All Votes D R
Yea 88%
 
 
380
215
 
165
 
Nay 8%
 
 
34
6
 
28
 
Not Voting 4%
 
 
16
11
 
5
 

Date: Feb 7, 2008

Question: Concurring in the Senate Amendment in the House

Required: Simple Majority

Result: Passed

Source: house.gov

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Notes: The Speaker’s Vote?
The Speaker of the House is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings, except when such vote would be decisive.” In practice, this means the Speaker of the House rarely votes and only does so when it is politically useful. When the Speaker declines to vote, he or she is simply omitted from the roll call by the House Clerk. (See House Rules, Rule I(7).)
“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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Statistically Notable Votes

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