HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. PASSED.
- Number:
- Senate Vote #75 [primary source: Professor Keith Poole]
- Date:
- Aug 7, 1957 (85th Congress)
- Result:
- unknown
| Totals | Democrat | Republican | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 72 |
76%
|
29 | 43 |
| Nay | 18 |
19%
|
18 | 0 |
| Present | 1 |
1%
|
0 | 1 |
| Not Voting | 4 |
4%
|
2 | 2 |
| Required: | unknown | |||
Vote Details
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.