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Rep. Diane Black

R-Tenn., 6th District. Member since 2011. Website | Facebook

2.0%

votes missed

69 out of 3,379

44.9%

misses explained

31 out of 69

mistake

Diane Black ranks 172nd 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

Personal or family matter

Voted incorrectly

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

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
March 12, 2014	No	House vote 89	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 899	Ambiguous or no reason
March 12, 2014	No	House vote 88	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 899	Ambiguous or no reason
March 12, 2014	No	House vote 87	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 899	Ambiguous or no reason
March 12, 2014	No	House vote 86	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 899	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 11, 2013	Aye	House vote 631	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1402	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 11, 2013	Aye	House vote 630	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3521	Ambiguous or no reason
June 6, 2012	Yes	House vote 311	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Voted incorrectly
July 25, 2011	Yes	House vote 629	On Passage, H R 2551	Personal or family matter
July 25, 2011	No	House vote 628	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2551	Personal or family matter
July 25, 2011	No	House vote 627	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2551	Personal or family matter

Other Representatives from Tennessee:

	Name	Missed
	Scott DesJarlais (R)	5.3%
	Stephen Lee Fincher (R)	4.5%
	David P. Roe (R)	2.7%
	Steve Cohen (D)	2.5%
	Marsha Blackburn (R)	2.4%
	Diane Black (R)	2.0%
	Jim Cooper (D)	1.8%
	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R)	1.6%
	John J. Duncan Jr. (R)	1.0%