Yeas and Nays in the United States

Yeas and Nays (in Politics)

Related to political science, the following is a definition of Yeas and Nays in the U.S. practice of politics: A recorded roll call vote of Members of the House or Senators.

The U.S. Constitution directs that “the yeas and nays of the members of either house, on any question, shall, at the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.”

The action does not necessarily bring debate to an end. It does mean that whenever debate ends, a roll call vote will occur.