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Rep. Kevin Brady

R-Tex., 8th District. Member since 1997. Website | Facebook

4.7%

votes missed

326 out of 6,906

13.5%

misses explained

44 out of 326

mistakes

Kevin Brady ranks 63rd 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.

Ambiguous or no reason

Official business

Attending memorial services

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 2055, 2011 (vote 413)

50%

yes no

204

203

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2642, 2013 (vote 546)

50%

yes no

195

204

Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2638, 2007 (vote 474)

50%

yes no

207

214

Who else missed this vote?

H R 547, 2007 (vote 91)

50%

yes no

200

207

Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2642, 2007 (vote 496)

50%

yes no

206

211

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2017, 2011 (vote 394)

50%

yes no

208

213

Who else missed this vote?

H R 5325, 2012 (vote 340)

50%

yes no

208

207

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
June 11, 2015	Yes	House vote 298	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2577	Ambiguous or no reason
April 23, 2015	Yea	House vote 170	On Passage, H R 1560	Attending memorial services
April 23, 2015	Nay	House vote 169	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1560	Attending memorial services
April 23, 2015	Yea	House vote 168	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1560	Attending memorial services
April 23, 2015	Yea	House vote 167	On Passage, H R 1195	Attending memorial services
April 23, 2015	Nay	House vote 166	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1195	Attending memorial services
April 23, 2015	Yea	House vote 165	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1195	Attending memorial services
April 23, 2015	Yea	House vote 164	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 212	Attending memorial services
April 23, 2015	Yea	House vote 163	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 212	Attending memorial services
April 23, 2015	Yea	House vote 162	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 25	Attending memorial services

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	Name	Missed
	Rubén Hinojosa (D)	12.7%
	John Abney Culberson (R)	8.0%
	Kenny Marchant (R)	7.5%
	Sheila Jackson Lee (D)	7.4%
	Louie Gohmert (R)	7.3%
	Sam Johnson (R)	7.0%
	Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)	7.0%
	Kay Granger (R)	6.7%
	John R. Carter (R)	5.1%
	Kevin Brady (R)	4.7%
	Joe Barton (R)	4.2%
	Pete Sessions (R)	4.2%
	Ted Poe (R)	3.7%
	Roger Williams (R)	3.7%
	Gene Green (D)	3.4%
	Michael C. Burgess (R)	2.9%
	Al Green (D)	2.6%
	Joaquin Castro (D)	2.5%
	Pete Olson (R)	2.5%
	Bill Flores (R)	2.5%
	Lloyd Doggett (D)	2.3%
	Lamar Smith (R)	2.2%
	Filemon Vela (D)	2.2%
	Michael T. McCaul (R)	2.2%
	Randy Neugebauer (R)	2.1%
	K. Michael Conaway (R)	2.0%
	Jeb Hensarling (R)	1.2%
	Henry Cuellar (D)	1.2%
	Beto O'Rourke (D)	1.1%
	Mac Thornberry (R)	0.9%
	Brian Babin (R)	0.9%
	Marc A. Veasey (D)	0.8%
	Blake Farenthold (R)	0.8%
	Randy K. Weber Sr. (R)	0.5%
	Will Hurd (R)	0.3%
	John Ratcliffe (R)	0.0%