H.R. 1473 (112th): Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

This was a vote to pass H.R. 1473 (112th) in the Senate. The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations. This is an appropriations bill, which sets overall spending limits by agency or program. (Authorizations direct how federal funds should or should not be used.) Appropriations are typically made for single fiscal years (October 1 through September 30 of the next year).

Congress
112th Congress
Date
Apr 14, 2011
Chamber
Senate
Number
#61
Question:
On Passage of the Bill in the Senate
Result:
Bill Passed
Track Votes
Key: D Yea R Yea D Nay R Nay
Seat position based on our ideology score.
Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 81
 
 
 
81%
48 32 1
  Nay 19
 
 
 
19%
3 15 1
Required: 3/5 source: senate.gov

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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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