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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

D-Mo., 5th District. Member since 2005. Website | Facebook

5.5%

votes missed

378 out of 6,906

23.5%

misses explained

89 out of 378

mistake

Emanuel Cleaver ranks 9th 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.

Official business

Ambiguous or no reason

Personal or family matter

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
April 24, 2007	Yea	House vote 252	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 119	Other
April 24, 2007	Yea	House vote 251	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 289	Other
April 24, 2007	Yea	House vote 250	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 299	Other
April 24, 2007	Yea	House vote 249	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 318	Other
April 24, 2007	Yea	House vote 248	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 327	Other

Other Representatives from Missouri:

	Name	Missed
	Sam Graves (R)	6.1%
	Emanuel Cleaver (D)	5.5%
	Wm. Lacy Clay (D)	5.0%
	Ann Wagner (R)	4.7%
	Billy Long (R)	3.1%
	Vicky Hartzler (R)	2.9%
	Jason Smith (R)	1.1%
	Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)	0.8%