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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
July 25, 2013	Aye	House vote 408	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	Aye	House vote 407	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	Aye	House vote 406	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	No	House vote 405	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	No	House vote 404	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	No	House vote 403	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	No	House vote 402	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	No	House vote 401	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	No	House vote 400	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 315	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	Nay	House vote 399	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 315	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%