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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
July 31, 2015	Yes	House vote 472	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 675	Ambiguous or no reason
July 31, 2015	No	House vote 471	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 380	Ambiguous or no reason
July 31, 2015	No	House vote 470	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 380	Ambiguous or no reason
July 31, 2015	Yes	House vote 469	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2770	Ambiguous or no reason
July 31, 2015	Yes	House vote 468	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1656	Ambiguous or no reason
July 31, 2015	Yes	House vote 467	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 1482	Ambiguous or no reason
May 1, 2015	No	House vote 178	On Sustaining the Ruling of the Chair, H R 2029	Ambiguous or no reason
May 1, 2015	Yes	House vote 177	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 651	Ambiguous or no reason
May 1, 2015	No	House vote 176	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 223	Ambiguous or no reason
April 16, 2015	Yea	House vote 152	On Passage, H R 685	Voted incorrectly

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%