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Risch Amdt. No. 43

March 23, 2023 · On the Amendment

Fetterman voted: Did not vote

Senator John Fetterman did not vote on this measure. Fetterman did not cast a vote on this question. The final result was Amendment Rejected (41–52).

What kind of vote this was

This was a vote on an amendment — a proposed change to the text of the underlying measure. Approval required a simple majority.

What this vote was about

To provide for a delayed, conditional repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats144
Republicans406
Independents02

In total, 93 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 11 votes. 7 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 1–44 and Republicans 40–6. Independents split 0–2. Fetterman was among the 7 senators who did not vote.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 118th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 69.

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%).

This is one of the 204 roll calls Fetterman has missed since January 2023, about 12.9% of all recorded votes.

Questions and answers

How did Fetterman vote on Risch Amdt. No. 43?
Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Risch Amdt. No. 43 on March 23, 2023. The measure’s outcome was: Amendment Rejected.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
Fetterman did not cast a vote on this question.

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