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Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4784

July 14, 2026 · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

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 on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (50–46).

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 three-fifths majority.

What this vote was about

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats043
Republicans501
Independents02

In total, 96 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 4 votes. 4 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 0–43 and Republicans 50–1. Independents split 0–2. Fetterman was among the 4 senators who did not vote.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 2, Vote No. 195.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Defense, military & veterans. Across 169 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 76 times and Nay 67 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 45 of them (26.6%).

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 Motion to Proceed to S. 4784?
Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4784 on July 14, 2026. The measure’s outcome was: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
Fetterman did not cast a vote on this question.

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