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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
Feb. 16, 2012	Yea	House vote 53	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3247	Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 16, 2012	Yea	House vote 52	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2079	Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 16, 2012	Nay	House vote 51	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 547	Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 16, 2012	Nay	House vote 50	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 547	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 2, 2011	Yea	House vote 812	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2527	Ambiguous or no reason
June 3, 2011	No	House vote 409	On Passage, H R 2017	Ambiguous or no reason
June 3, 2011	Yea	House vote 408	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2017	Ambiguous or no reason
April 12, 2011	No	House vote 253	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 1363	Ambiguous or no reason
April 12, 2011	No	House vote 251	Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair, H J RES 37	Ambiguous or no reason
April 12, 2011	No	House vote 250	On Consideration of the Joint Resolution, H J RES 37	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%