H.J.Res. 64 (107th): Authorization for Use of Military Force

This was a vote to agree to H.J.Res. 64 (107th) in the House.

Congress
107th Congress
Date
Sep 14, 2001
Chamber
House
Number
#342
Question:
On Passage of the Bill in the House
Result:
Passed
Track Votes
Key: R Yea D Yea D Nay
Seat position based on our ideology score.
This is a cartogram. Each hexagon represents one congressional district.
Totals     Republican     Democrat     Independent
  Yea 420
 
 
 
97%
213 204 3
  Nay 1
 
 
 
0%
0 1 0
Not Voting 10
 
 
 
2%
5 5 0
Required: Simple Majority source: house.gov

Vote Details

Notes: The Speaker’s Vote?
The Speaker of the House is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings, except when such vote would be decisive.” In practice, this means the Speaker of the House rarely votes and only does so when it is politically useful. When the Speaker declines to vote, he or she is simply omitted from the roll call by the House Clerk. (See House Rules, Rule I(7).)
“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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