S.Amdt. 1889 (McCain) to H.R. 1735: To reaffirm the prohibition on torture.

McCain issued a press release on the amendment.

This vote was related to amendment S.Amdt. 1889 (114th) (John McCain) to H.R. 1735 (114th). The title of the amendment is S.Amdt. 1889 (McCain) to H.R. 1735: To reaffirm the prohibition on torture..
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Congress
114th Congress
Date
Jun 16, 2015
Chamber
Senate
Number
#209
Question:
On the Amendment in the Senate
Result:
Amendment Agreed to
Track Votes
Key: R Yea D Yea R Nay
Seat position based on our ideology score.
Totals     Republican     Democrat     Independent
  Yea 78
 
 
 
78%
32 44 2
  Nay 21
 
 
 
21%
21 0 0
Not Voting 1
 
 
 
1%
1 0 0
Required: Simple Majority source: senate.gov

Vote Details

Notes: *Majority Leader/Majority Whip’s Vote

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R), the Majority Leader, voted Nay against his party.

Sen. John Cornyn (R), the Majority Whip, voted Nay against his party.

Somtimes a party leader will vote on the winning side, even if it is against his or her position, to have the right to call for a new vote under a motion to reconsider. For more, see this explanation from The Washington Post.

We do not know the rationale behind any vote, however.

“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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