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Rep. Cheri Bustos

D-Ill., 17th District. Member since 2013. Website | Facebook

1.5%

votes missed

26 out of 1,773

76.9%

misses explained

20 out of 26

mistakes

Cheri Bustos ranks 288th 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

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 2397, 2013 (vote 403)

50%

yes no

215

206

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Sept. 18, 2015	Nay	House vote 497	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 420	Ambiguous or no reason
June 16, 2015	Yea	House vote 365	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2559	Ambiguous or no reason
June 16, 2015	Yea	House vote 364	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 233	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 16, 2014	Yea	House vote 497	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 5108	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	Yea	House vote 414	On Passage, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	Aye	House vote 413	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	No	House vote 412	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	Aye	House vote 411	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	No	House vote 410	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	Aye	House vote 409	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Illinois:

	Name	Missed
	Bobby L. Rush (D)	22.4%
	Luis V. Gutiérrez (D)	15.1%
	Tammy Duckworth (D)	9.0%
	Danny K. Davis (D)	6.7%
	Robin L. Kelly (D)	4.9%
	John Shimkus (R)	3.9%
	Daniel Lipinski (D)	3.0%
	Peter J. Roskam (R)	2.7%
	Rodney Davis (R)	2.3%
	Mike Quigley (D)	2.3%
	Robert J. Dold (R)	1.9%
	Janice D. Schakowsky (D)	1.5%
	Adam Kinzinger (R)	1.5%
	Cheri Bustos (D)	1.5%
	Mike Bost (R)	1.2%
	Randy Hultgren (R)	0.9%
	Bill Foster (D)	0.8%
	Darin LaHood (R)	0.0%