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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
Dec. 15, 2010	Yes	House vote 630	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6510	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 15, 2010	Yes	House vote 629	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 3167	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 15, 2010	Yes	House vote 628	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 1405	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 16, 2010	Yes	House vote 568	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 328	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 16, 2010	Yes	House vote 567	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1713	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 16, 2010	Yes	House vote 566	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, S 3689	Ambiguous or no reason
March 9, 2010	Yes	House vote 90	Concurring with an Amdt to the Senate Amdt to the House Amdt to the Senate Amdt, H R 2847	Ambiguous or no reason
March 2, 2010	Yes	House vote 74	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 238	Ambiguous or no reason
March 2, 2010	Yes	House vote 73	On Passage, H R 2701	Ambiguous or no reason
March 2, 2010	No	House vote 72	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2701	Ambiguous or no reason

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	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%