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Motion to Invoke Cloture: Arielle Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information

July 17, 2025 · On the Cloture Motion

Fetterman voted: Yea Party break

Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on this measure. On this vote, Fetterman broke with the majority of the Senate Democratic caucus. The final result was Cloture Motion Agreed to (50–34).

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

Arielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats133
Republicans490
Independents01

In total, 84 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 16 votes. 16 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 1–33 and Republicans 49–0. Independents split 0–1. Fetterman was the only Senate Democrat voting Yea.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 416.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Jobs, taxes & the economy. Across 117 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 51 times and Nay 49 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 8 of them (6.8%).

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 Arielle Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information?
Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Arielle Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information on July 17, 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.

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