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Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5009

December 16, 2024 · 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 (83–12).

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 reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes.

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats379
Republicans432
Independents31

In total, 95 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 71 votes. 5 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 37–9 and Republicans 43–2. Independents split 3–1. Fetterman was among the 5 senators who did not vote.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 118th Congress, Session 2, Vote No. 324.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Procedural & other votes. Across 417 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 245 times and Nay 150 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 45 of them (10.8%).

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 Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5009?
Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5009 on December 16, 2024. 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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