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.

Usage

{{ USSRollCall | x | y | z }}

Parameters Defined

x

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).

y

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).

z

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+

Application

 You enter:  {{USSRollCall|x|y|z}}  or  {{USSVote|x|y|z}}

 Template returns:   Roll call vote z, via Senate.gov

Example

 You enter:  The [[w:McCain Amendment|]] was easily adopted (See ((USSRollCall|109|1|239}}).

 Template returns:   The McCain Amendment was easily adopted (See Roll call vote 239, via Senate.gov).

List of United States legal citation templates

View WP version Parameters in (parentheses) are optional.

Template(s)	Parameter(s)										Description
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
{{usc-sd}}	title	(section)	(part)	(chapter)	(subtitle)	(subchapter)	(posttitle)	(endtext)	(plainlinks)	(pipe)	United States Code via Cornell University's Legal Information Institute
{{UnitedStatesCode}}, {{USC}}, {{usc}}	title	section	(end of section range)	(pipe)							USC via Cornell
{{UnitedStatesCode2}}, {{USC2}}, {{usc2}}	title	section	description								USC via Cornell: description of the section
{{UnitedStatesCodeSec}}, {{USCSec}}	title	section	(pipe)								USC via Cornell: when citing one of a series of USC sections, where it would be redundant to display the full citation for each section, this template can be used to display only the section number.
{{UnitedStatesCodeSub}}, {{USCSub}}	title	section	(levels of "sub")								Access to subsection/paragraph/subparagraph/clause/... to allow correct hyperlinking to the anchors embedded in the Cornell pages.
{{USCSub2}}, {{uscsub2}}	title	section	(levels of "sub")								Combines 'USCSec' and 'USCSub', eliminating redundancy when citing subsections / subparagraphs / &c.
{{usc-clause}}	title	section	clause								USC via Cornell: allows clauses
{{usc-title-chap}}, {{usctc}}	title	chapter	(subchapter)	(pipe)							USC via Cornell: title/chapter links
{{USStat}}, {{usstat}}	volume	page									Statutes at Large via the Library of Congress, the Government Printing Office, or Google Books
{{USPL}}, {{uspl}}	congress	ordinal law									Public Law via GPO Access
{{USStatute}}	congress	ordinal law	(volume)	(page)							Combines {{tl|USPL}} and {{tl|USStat}}, then add optional Year (<nowiki>{{{5}}}</nowiki>), Month (<nowiki>{{{6}}}</nowiki>), Day (<nowiki>{{{7}}}</nowiki>)
{{USBill}}	congress	bill type (S, SJ, HR, HJ)	bill number (1–?)	(pipe)							Congressional bills via THOMAS
{{USHRollCall}}, {{USHVote}}	year	vote									House Roll call vote via Clerk.House.gov
{{USSRollCall}}, {{USSVote}}	congress	session	vote								Senate Roll call vote via Senate.gov
{{USCongRec}}	year	section	page	(date)							Congressional Record via GPO Access
{{Federal Register}}, {{USFR}}, {{USFedReg}}	volume	page									Federal Register via GPO Access
{{Federal reporter}}	series	volume	case	(+ optional parameters)							Federal Reporter via Wikisource or OpenJurist
{{CodeFedReg}}, {{USCFR}}	volume	part	section	(clause)							Code of Federal Regulations via GPO Access
{{ExecutiveOrder}}	number										Executive Orders via Wikisource
{{USSG}}	chapter	section									U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines (2009) via the U.S. Sentencing Commission website
{{USSGSub}}	chapter	section	(up to 3 levels of "sub")								U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines (2009) via the U.S. Sentencing Commission website
Template(s)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Description
	Parameter(s)