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Motion to Table Schumer Motion to Recommit Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2670

December 12, 2023 · On the Motion to Table

Fetterman voted: Nay

Senator John Fetterman voted Nay on this measure. On this vote, Fetterman voted with the majority of the Senate Democratic caucus. The final result was Motion to Table Failed (26–73).

What kind of vote this was

This was a vote on a motion to table, which sets the underlying question aside; agreeing to it defeats the question in practice. Approval required a simple majority.

What this vote was about

A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats938
Republicans1534
Independents21

In total, 99 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 47 votes. 1 senator did not vote. Senate Democrats split 9–38 and Republicans 15–34. Independents split 2–1. Fetterman’s Nay was one of 38 cast by Senate Democrats.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 118th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 340.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Defense, military & veterans. Across 169 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 76 times and Nay 67 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 45 of them (26.6%).

Questions and answers

Did Fetterman vote for Motion to Table Schumer Motion to Recommit Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2670?
Senator John Fetterman voted Nay on Motion to Table Schumer Motion to Recommit Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2670 on December 12, 2023. The measure’s outcome was: Motion to Table Failed.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
Yes. On this vote Fetterman voted with the majority of Senate Democrats.

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