Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr.

D-Ga., 2nd District. Member since 1993. Website | Facebook

4.3%
votes missed
296 out of 6,906
30.1%
misses explained
89 out of 296
0
mistakes

Sanford D. Bishop Jr. ranks 198th 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.
77
Ambiguous or no reason
9
Attending memorial services
3
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.
38
Floor Votes
50
Suspension of the Rules
1
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

H RES 976, 2008 (vote 50)

50%
yes no
206
199

Providing for consideration of H.R. 5349, to extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
June 20, 2007 Aye House vote 501 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 233 Ambiguous or no reason
June 20, 2007 Aye House vote 500 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 151 Ambiguous or no reason
June 20, 2007 Aye House vote 499 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2563 Ambiguous or no reason
June 12, 2007 Aye House vote 450 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 418 Ambiguous or no reason
June 12, 2007 Aye House vote 449 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 676 Ambiguous or no reason
June 12, 2007 Aye House vote 448 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2356 Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 12, 2007 Aye House vote 21 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 15 Official business
Jan. 12, 2007 Aye House vote 20 On Passage, H R 3 Official business
Jan. 12, 2007 No House vote 19 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 3 Official business

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