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Motion to Proceed to S. 5

January 13, 2025 · 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 Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82–10).

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

A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats329
Republicans490
Independents11

In total, 92 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 72 votes. 6 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 32–9 and Republicans 49–0. Independents split 1–1. Fetterman was among the 6 senators who did not vote.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 2.

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 is one of the 204 roll calls Fetterman has missed since January 2023, about 12.9% of all recorded votes.

Questions and answers

Did Fetterman vote for Motion to Proceed to S. 5?
Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Motion to Proceed to S. 5 on January 13, 2025. The measure’s outcome was: 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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