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Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jacquelyn D. Austin to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina

January 24, 2024 · On the Cloture Motion

Fetterman voted: Yea

Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on this measure. On this vote, Fetterman voted with the majority of the Senate Democratic caucus. The final result was Cloture Motion Agreed to (79–17).

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 simple majority.

What this vote was about

Jacquelyn D. Austin, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats470
Republicans3017
Independents20

In total, 96 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 62 votes. 4 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 47–0 and Republicans 30–17. Independents split 2–0. Fetterman’s Yea was one of 47 cast by Senate Democrats.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 118th Congress, Session 2, Vote No. 18.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Judges & the courts. Across 397 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 208 times and Nay 94 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 8 of them (2%).

Questions and answers

How did Fetterman vote on cloture for Jacquelyn D. Austin to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina?
Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jacquelyn D. Austin to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina on January 24, 2024. The measure’s outcome was: Cloture Motion Agreed to.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
Yes. On this vote Fetterman voted with the majority of Senate Democrats.

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