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Motion to Invoke Cloture: Re: S. 316

March 27, 2023 · On the Cloture Motion

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 Cloture Motion Agreed to (65–28).

What kind of vote this was

This was a cloture vote — a vote on whether to end debate so the Senate can move to a final decision on the question. Approval required a three-fifths majority.

What this vote was about

A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats440
Republicans1828
Independents30

In total, 93 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 37 votes. 7 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 44–0 and Republicans 18–28. Independents split 3–0. Fetterman was among the 7 senators who did not vote.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 118th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 70.

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 cloture for Re: S. 316?
Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Re: S. 316 on March 27, 2023. The measure’s outcome was: Cloture Motion Agreed to.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
Fetterman did not cast a vote on this question.

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