Motion to Proceed to H.R. 4366

What kind of vote this was

This was a vote on a motion to proceed — a vote on whether the Senate takes up the measure for consideration. Approval required a simple majority.

What this vote was about

A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

How the parties split

In total, 98 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 84 votes. 2 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 46–0 and Republicans 42–7. Independents split 3–0. Fetterman’s Yea was one of 46 cast by Senate Democrats.

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Government shutdown & funding. Across 32 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 15 times and Nay 17 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 3 of them (9.4%).

Questions and answers

Did Fetterman vote for Motion to Proceed to H.R. 4366?

Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on Motion to Proceed to H.R. 4366 on September 14, 2023. The measure’s outcome was: Motion to Proceed Agreed to.

Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?

Yes. On this vote Fetterman voted with the majority of Senate Democrats.

Related Government shutdown & funding votes

• Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. Res. 526 Yea
• Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 4016 Yea Party break
• H. R. 3944, as amended Yea
• Scott (FL) Amdt. No. 3113, as modified Nay
• Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3944 Yea
• Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3944 Yea