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Confirmation: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services

February 13, 2025 · On the Nomination

Fetterman voted: Nay

Senator John Fetterman voted Nay on this measure. On this vote, Fetterman voted with the majority of the Senate Democratic caucus. The final result was Nomination Confirmed (52–48).

What kind of vote this was

This was a confirmation vote — a vote on whether the Senate consents to the President’s nomination. Approval required a simple majority.

What this vote was about

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats045
Republicans521
Independents02

In total, 100 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 4 votes. Senate Democrats split 0–45 and Republicans 52–1. Independents split 0–2. Fetterman’s Nay was one of 45 cast by Senate Democrats.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 52.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Health care & abortion. Across 69 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 34 times and Nay 31 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 1 of them (1.4%).

Questions and answers

Did Fetterman vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to be Secretary of Health and Human Services?
Senator John Fetterman voted Nay on Confirmation: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services on February 13, 2025. The measure’s outcome was: Nomination Confirmed.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
Yes. On this vote Fetterman voted with the majority of Senate Democrats.

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