Senate roll call 10 · 119th Congress · Jan 21, 2025
Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense
On Jan 21, 2025, the Senate voted 53–45 on “On the Motion to Proceed” (PN 117). Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to. By party: Republicans 52–0, Democrats 1–43, Independents 0–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 119th Congress (2025–2026), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- Yes
- 53
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Jan 21, 2025
By party
- Republicans52 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats1 yes · 43 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- John Karl Fetterman D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Katie Elizabeth Britt R-AL
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Ashley Brooke Moody R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- James E. Banks R-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Eric Stephen Schmitt R-MO
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Timothy Patrick Sheehy R-MT
- Theodore Paul Budd R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- John Peter (Pete) Ricketts R-NE
- Bernardo (Bernie) Moreno R-OH
- Jon Allen Husted R-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- David Harold Mccormick R-PA
- John Karl Fetterman D-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- John R. Curtis R-UT
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- James Conley Justice II R-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA
- John Wright Hickenlooper D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Angela Deneece Alsobrooks D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Andy Kim D-NJ
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Ben Ray Luján D-NM
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
Did not vote
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- James David Vance R-OH
- Alan Armstrong R-OK
- Darline Graham R-SC
Other votes
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