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Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Perdue to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to the People's Republic of China

April 28, 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 (64–27).

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

David Perdue, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats1326
Republicans500
Independents11

In total, 91 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 37 votes. 9 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 13–26 and Republicans 50–0. Independents split 1–1. Fetterman was among the 9 senators who did not vote.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 214.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Israel, Iran & foreign policy. Across 115 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 44 times and Nay 64 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 35 of them (30.4%).

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 David Perdue to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to the People's Republic of China?
Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Perdue to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to the People's Republic of China on April 28, 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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