How did Fetterman vote on cloture for Martin Makary to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs?

Senator John Fetterman voted Nay on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Martin Makary to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs on March 25, 2025. 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.

119th Congress
Roll call 142
PN12-28
Health care & abortion

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Martin Makary to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs

March 25, 2025 · On the Cloture Motion

Fetterman voted: Nay

Senator John Fetterman voted Nay on this measure. On this vote, Fetterman voted with the majority of the Senate Democratic caucus. The final result was Cloture Motion Agreed to (56–44).

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

Martin Makary, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services

How the parties split

Caucus	Yea	Nay
Democrats	3	42
Republicans	53	0
Independents	0	2

In total, 100 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 12 votes. Senate Democrats split 3–42 and Republicans 53–0. Independents split 0–2. Fetterman’s Nay was one of 42 cast by Senate Democrats.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 142.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Health care & abortion. Across 69 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 34 times and Nay 31 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 1 of them (1.4%).

Questions and answers

How did Fetterman vote on cloture for Martin Makary to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs?: Senator John Fetterman voted Nay on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Martin Makary to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs on March 25, 2025. 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.