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Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 331

March 6, 2025 · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

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 on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82–12).

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 amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats2912
Republicans510
Independents20

In total, 94 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 70 votes. 6 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 29–12 and Republicans 51–0. Independents split 2–0. Fetterman was among the 6 senators who did not vote.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 110.

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 Proceed to S. 331?
Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 331 on March 6, 2025. The measure’s outcome was: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
Fetterman did not cast a vote on this question.

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