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Rep. Xavier Becerra

D-Calif., 34th District. Member since 1993. Website | Facebook

3.9%

votes missed

268 out of 6,906

66.0%

misses explained

177 out of 268

mistakes

Xavier Becerra ranks 58th 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.

169

Ambiguous or no reason

Official business

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 4487, 2014 (vote 190)

50%

yes no

207

212

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 1806, 2015 (vote 255)

50%

yes no

208

215

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2577, 2015 (vote 325)

50%

yes no

212

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

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2016, 2008 (vote 172)

50%

yes no

214

207

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2560, 2007 (vote 439)

50%

yes no

204

213

Human Cloning Prohibition Act

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
June 6, 2013	No	House vote 188	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2216	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 15, 2012	Yea	House vote 604	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6371	Ambiguous or no reason
July 24, 2012	Nay	House vote 500	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 2039	Ambiguous or no reason
July 24, 2012	Nay	House vote 499	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2362	Ambiguous or no reason
July 19, 2012	Yea	House vote 472	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5856	Ambiguous or no reason
June 8, 2012	Yea	House vote 318	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Ambiguous or no reason
June 8, 2012	No	House vote 317	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Ambiguous or no reason
June 8, 2012	Yea	House vote 316	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Ambiguous or no reason
June 8, 2012	No	House vote 315	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 16, 2012	Yea	House vote 54	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3248	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from California:

	Name	Missed
	Jackie Speier (D)	10.9%
	Karen Bass (D)	9.1%
	Loretta Sanchez (D)	8.3%
	Maxine Waters (D)	7.6%
	Linda T. Sánchez (D)	6.5%
	Dana Rohrabacher (R)	6.2%
	Tony Cárdenas (D)	5.6%
	Michael M. Honda (D)	5.3%
	Raul Ruiz (D)	5.2%
	Ted Lieu (D)	5.2%
	Jim Costa (D)	4.7%
	John Garamendi (D)	4.6%
	Barbara Lee (D)	4.6%
	Zoe Lofgren (D)	4.6%
	Grace F. Napolitano (D)	4.3%
	Xavier Becerra (D)	3.9%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	3.8%
	Devin Nunes (R)	3.4%
	Judy Chu (D)	3.1%
	Anna G. Eshoo (D)	2.9%
	Jared Huffman (D)	2.5%
	Ken Calvert (R)	2.5%
	Janice Hahn (D)	2.4%
	Sam Farr (D)	2.4%
	Darrell E. Issa (R)	2.4%
	Lois Capps (D)	2.3%
	Duncan Hunter (R)	2.2%
	Doug LaMalfa (R)	2.2%
	Stephen Knight (R)	2.1%
	Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)	1.9%
	Kevin McCarthy (R)	1.8%
	Juan Vargas (D)	1.7%
	Mike Thompson (D)	1.7%
	Edward R. Royce (R)	1.5%
	Scott H. Peters (D)	1.5%
	Jeff Denham (R)	1.5%
	Jerry McNerney (D)	1.5%
	Susan A. Davis (D)	1.3%
	Ami Bera (D)	1.3%
	Brad Sherman (D)	1.1%
	Mark DeSaulnier (D)	1.0%
	Doris O. Matsui (D)	0.9%
	Paul Cook (R)	0.9%
	Mimi Walters (R)	0.9%
	Alan S. Lowenthal (D)	0.8%
	Adam B. Schiff (D)	0.8%
	Eric Swalwell (D)	0.7%
	Tom McClintock (R)	0.6%
	David G. Valadao (R)	0.6%
	Norma J. Torres (D)	0.5%
	Pete Aguilar (D)	0.5%
	Julia Brownley (D)	0.5%
	Mark Takano (D)	0.1%