Template:USSRollCall/doc



Background
The definition of a United States Senate roll call vote is a vote in which each Senator votes "yea" or "nay" as his or her name is called by the Clerk, so that the names of Senators voting on each side are recorded. Under the Constitution, a roll call vote must be held if demanded by one-fifth of a quorum of Senators present, a minimum of 11.

This template simplifies the citation of a United States Senate roll call vote via the Senate.gov online database.

Parameters Defined

 * United States Congress. Every newely convened Congress has two sessions general spanning two entire calander years (Parameter 'y'). Valid parameters begin with the One Hundred First (101 = 1989) and continue sequential up thru the current one, the One Hundred Eleventh (111 = 2009). 
 * Session of Congress. For the purposes of this template, consider every newly convened Congress of only having two possible sessions. Valid parameters are First (1) and Second (2).
 * <DD>Number in Assigned Order. Every new Session of every Congress zeros out the previous one's accumulated list of roll call votes taken in order. Valid parameters are 1 thru 10000+</DD></DL>

Application
You enter:  or    Template returns:  Roll call vote z, via Senate.gov

Example
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