Motion to Table the Appeal that Two Points of Order are Not in Order at the Same Time

What kind of vote this was

This was a vote on a motion to table, which sets the underlying question aside; agreeing to it defeats the question in practice. Approval required a simple majority.

What this vote was about

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".

How the parties split

In total, 97 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 5 votes. 3 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 0–44 and Republicans 51–0. Independents split 0–2. Fetterman’s Nay was one of 44 cast by Senate Democrats.

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Procedural & other votes. Across 417 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 245 times and Nay 150 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 45 of them (10.8%).

Questions and answers

Did Fetterman vote for Motion to Table the Appeal that Two Points of Order are Not in Order at the Same Time?

Senator John Fetterman voted Nay on Motion to Table the Appeal that Two Points of Order are Not in Order at the Same Time on May 21, 2025. The measure’s outcome was: Motion to Table Agreed to.

Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?

Yes. On this vote Fetterman voted with the majority of Senate Democrats.

Related procedural & other votes

• Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271 Nay
• H.R. 6500, as amended Yea
• Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747 Yea
• Motion to Invoke Cloture: Collins Amdt. No. 6732 to H.R. 6500 Yea
• H.R. 5334, as amended Yea
• Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500 Yea