Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

This database was last updated in November 2015 and should only be used as a historical snapshot.

Rep. Alma S. Adams

D-N.C., 12th District. Member since 2014. Website | Facebook

11.6%
votes missed
73 out of 629
56.2%
misses explained
41 out of 73
0
mistakes

Alma S. Adams ranks 14th in votes missed of the 434 voting lawmakers in the current Congress, which began this year.

Most Common Explanation Types

ProPublica categorized the many reasons members gave for missing votes. Of these explanations —which are not mandatory— half of all explanations are unclear, simply restating the absence. Also commonly cited are personal and family obligations, and ill health.
22
Attending memorial services
17
Personal or family matter
2
Ambiguous or no reason

Types of Votes Explained

We classified votes into three categories: On amendments to bills, which are numerous and can be voted on very quickly; on bills considered “under suspension of the rules,” which are usually uncontroversial and require two-thirds support for passage, and on “floor votes,” which include votes “on passage” and require a simple majority for approval.
6
Floor Votes
0
Suspension of the Rules
35
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

H R 2577, 2015 (vote 329)

50%
yes no
216
210

Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
June 4, 2015 Yes House vote 280 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2578 Attending memorial services
June 4, 2015 No House vote 279 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2578 Attending memorial services
June 4, 2015 No House vote 278 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2578 Attending memorial services
June 4, 2015 Yes House vote 277 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2578 Attending memorial services
June 4, 2015 Yes House vote 276 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2578 Attending memorial services
June 4, 2015 No House vote 275 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2578 Attending memorial services
June 4, 2015 No House vote 274 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 288 Attending memorial services
June 3, 2015 No House vote 269 On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL Personal or family matter
June 3, 2015 No House vote 268 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 287 Personal or family matter
May 21, 2015 Nay House vote 260 On Passage, H R 880 Ambiguous or no reason

This database was compiled partly by hand. Are we missing a Personal Explanation?

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