How did Fetterman vote on cloture for Kristi Noem to be Secretary of Homeland Security?

Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kristi Noem to be Secretary of Homeland Security on January 24, 2025. The measure’s outcome was: Cloture Motion Agreed to.

Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?

No. On this vote Fetterman broke with the majority of Senate Democrats.

119th Congress
Roll call 16
PN11-11
Immigration & the border

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kristi Noem to be Secretary of Homeland Security

January 24, 2025 · On the Cloture Motion

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 Cloture Motion Agreed to (61–39).

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

Kristi Noem, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of Homeland Security

How the parties split

Caucus	Yea	Nay
Democrats	8	37
Republicans	53	0
Independents	0	2

In total, 100 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 22 votes. Senate Democrats split 8–37 and Republicans 53–0. Independents split 0–2. Fetterman’s Yea was one of 8 cast by Senate Democrats.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 16.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Immigration & the border. Across 36 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 18 times and Nay 16 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 5 of them (13.9%).

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

How did Fetterman vote on cloture for Kristi Noem to be Secretary of Homeland Security?: Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kristi Noem to be Secretary of Homeland Security on January 24, 2025. The measure’s outcome was: Cloture Motion Agreed to.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?: No. On this vote Fetterman broke with the majority of Senate Democrats.