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H.R. 6124 (110th): Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (On Overriding the Veto)

Number:
Senate Vote #151 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Jun 18, 2008 (110th Congress)
Result:
Veto Overridden
Track Votes
Related Bill:
H.R. 6124 (110th): Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Introduced by Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN7] on May 22, 2008
Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 80
 
 
 
80%
44 34 2
  Nay 14
 
 
 
14%
2 12 0
Not Voting 6
 
 
 
6%
4 2 0
Required: 2/3

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.)