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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

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.

Attending memorial services

Personal or family matter

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.

Floor Votes

Suspension of the Rules

Amendments

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H R 2578, 2015 (vote 271)

50%

yes no

213

214

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

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

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2577, 2015 (vote 325)

50%

yes no

212

214

Who else missed this vote?

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

Other Representatives from North Carolina:

	Name	Missed
	Alma S. Adams (D)	11.6%
	G. K. Butterfield (D)	5.5%
	Richard Hudson (R)	4.5%
	Walter B. Jones (R)	4.5%
	Robert Pittenger (R)	3.3%
	Patrick T. McHenry (R)	3.3%
	Renee L. Ellmers (R)	1.6%
	George Holding (R)	1.1%
	Mark Meadows (R)	1.0%
	David E. Price (D)	1.0%
	Mark Walker (R)	0.3%
	David Rouzer (R)	0.3%
	Virginia Foxx (R)	0.2%