Motion to Invoke Cloture: Eric Turner to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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

Eric Turner, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

How the parties split

In total, 100 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 10 votes. Senate Democrats split 2–43 and Republicans 53–0. Independents split 0–2. Fetterman’s Yea was one of 2 cast by Senate Democrats.

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Cabinet & nominee confirmations. Across 907 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 441 times and Nay 308 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 92 of them (10.1%).

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 Eric Turner to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development?

Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Eric Turner to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on February 4, 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.

Related Cabinet & nominee confirmations votes

• Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General Nay
• Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General Nay
• Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nay
• Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nay
• Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of N.Y., to be Director of National Intelligence Nay
• Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence Nay