From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms
Recorded Vote / Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote on H.R. 2126
Recorded Vote: A vote upon which each member’s stand is individually made known. In the Senate, this is accomplished through a roll call of the entire membership, to which each senator on the floor must answer “yea,” “nay” or, if he/she does not wish to vote, “present.” Since January 1973, the House has used an electronic voting system for recorded votes, including yea-and -nay votes formerly taken by roll calls.
Roll Call Vote / Roll-Call Vote: A vote in which members are recorded by name for or against a measure.
When not required by the Constitution, a recorded vote can be obtained on a question in the House on the demand of one-fifth (44 members) of a quorum, or one-fourth (25 members) of a quorum in the Committee of the Whole.
Also see
- Congress by the Numbers
- Roll Call Votes on Congress.gov
- Committee of the Whole
- Yeas and Nays
- Chapter 6. Legislating in Congress: Legislative Process, in Congressional Deskbook
- Chapter 5.M. Voting; in Congressional Procedure
More
- Roll Call Votes on Congress.gov
- U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call Votes
- Senate Roll Call Votes
- Recorded vote – Wikipedia
- “The Legislative Process on the House Floor: An Introduction,” CRS Report 95-563 (18-page PDF
) - “Congressional Roll Call and other Record Votes,” CRS Report RL30562 (18-page PDF)
- “Voting and Quorum Procedures in the Senate,” CRS Report 96-452 (16-page PDF)
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