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Motion to Proceed to Executive Session to Consider the Nomination of Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense

January 21, 2025 · On the Motion to Proceed

Fetterman voted: Yea Party break

Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on this measure. On this vote, Fetterman broke with the majority of the Senate Democratic caucus. The final result was Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53–45).

What kind of vote this was

This was a vote on a motion to proceed — a vote on whether the Senate takes up the measure for consideration. Approval required a simple majority.

What this vote was about

Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats143
Republicans520
Independents02

In total, 98 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 8 votes. 2 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 1–43 and Republicans 52–0. Independents split 0–2. Fetterman was the only Senate Democrat voting Yea.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 10.

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 roll call is one of 167 recorded votes — about 12.1% of the votes he cast — where Fetterman broke with the majority of Senate Democrats.

Questions and answers

Did Fetterman vote to confirm Motion to Proceed to Executive Session to Consider the Nomination of Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense?
Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on Motion to Proceed to Executive Session to Consider the Nomination of Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense on January 21, 2025. The measure’s outcome was: Motion to Proceed Agreed to.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
No. On this vote Fetterman broke with the majority of Senate Democrats.

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