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Motion to Invoke Cloture: Elbridge Colby to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

April 7, 2025 · 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 (53–39).

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

Elbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats338
Republicans500
Independents01

In total, 92 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 14 votes. 8 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 3–38 and Republicans 50–0. Independents split 0–1. Fetterman was among the 8 senators who did not vote.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 192.

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 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 Elbridge Colby to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy?
Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Elbridge Colby to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy on April 7, 2025. 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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