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Rep. Lois Capps

D-Calif., 24th District. Member since 1998. Website | Facebook

2.3%

votes missed

157 out of 6,906

51.6%

misses explained

81 out of 157

mistakes

Lois Capps ranks 26th 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

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Jan. 15, 2013	Yes	House vote 8	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 219	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 18, 2012	Yes	House vote 628	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 3193	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 18, 2012	Yes	House vote 627	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 4606	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 14, 2012	Yes	House vote 604	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6371	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 14, 2011	Yes	House vote 836	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2838	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 14, 2011	Yes	House vote 835	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2838	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 14, 2011	Yes	House vote 834	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2838	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 14, 2011	Yes	House vote 833	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2838	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 14, 2011	Yes	House vote 832	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2838	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 14, 2011	Yes	House vote 831	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3321	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from California:

	Name	Missed
	Jackie Speier (D)	10.9%
	Karen Bass (D)	9.1%
	Loretta Sanchez (D)	8.3%
	Maxine Waters (D)	7.6%
	Linda T. Sánchez (D)	6.5%
	Dana Rohrabacher (R)	6.2%
	Tony Cárdenas (D)	5.6%
	Michael M. Honda (D)	5.3%
	Raul Ruiz (D)	5.2%
	Ted Lieu (D)	5.2%
	Jim Costa (D)	4.7%
	John Garamendi (D)	4.6%
	Barbara Lee (D)	4.6%
	Zoe Lofgren (D)	4.6%
	Grace F. Napolitano (D)	4.3%
	Xavier Becerra (D)	3.9%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	3.8%
	Devin Nunes (R)	3.4%
	Judy Chu (D)	3.1%
	Anna G. Eshoo (D)	2.9%
	Jared Huffman (D)	2.5%
	Ken Calvert (R)	2.5%
	Janice Hahn (D)	2.4%
	Sam Farr (D)	2.4%
	Darrell E. Issa (R)	2.4%
	Lois Capps (D)	2.3%
	Duncan Hunter (R)	2.2%
	Doug LaMalfa (R)	2.2%
	Stephen Knight (R)	2.1%
	Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)	1.9%
	Kevin McCarthy (R)	1.8%
	Juan Vargas (D)	1.7%
	Mike Thompson (D)	1.7%
	Edward R. Royce (R)	1.5%
	Scott H. Peters (D)	1.5%
	Jeff Denham (R)	1.5%
	Jerry McNerney (D)	1.5%
	Susan A. Davis (D)	1.3%
	Ami Bera (D)	1.3%
	Brad Sherman (D)	1.1%
	Mark DeSaulnier (D)	1.0%
	Doris O. Matsui (D)	0.9%
	Paul Cook (R)	0.9%
	Mimi Walters (R)	0.9%
	Alan S. Lowenthal (D)	0.8%
	Adam B. Schiff (D)	0.8%
	Eric Swalwell (D)	0.7%
	Tom McClintock (R)	0.6%
	David G. Valadao (R)	0.6%
	Norma J. Torres (D)	0.5%
	Pete Aguilar (D)	0.5%
	Julia Brownley (D)	0.5%
	Mark Takano (D)	0.1%