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

Number:
Senate Vote #61 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Apr 14, 2011 (112th Congress)
Result:
Bill Passed
Track Votes

This was a vote to pass a bill.

Bill:
H.R. 1473 (112th): Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
Introduced by Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers [R-KY5] on April 11, 2011
Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 81
 
 
 
81%
48 32 1
  Nay 19
 
 
 
19%
3 15 1
Required: 3/5

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.)