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Rep. Yvette D. Clarke

D-N.Y., 9th District. Member since 2007. Website | Facebook

5.3%
votes missed
368 out of 6,906
64.4%
misses explained
237 out of 368
0
mistakes

Yvette D. Clarke ranks 108th 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.
156
Ambiguous or no reason
41
Leave of absence
26
Official business

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.
87
Floor Votes
60
Suspension of the Rules
90
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

H R 3161, 2007 (vote 814)

50%
yes no
212
216

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

H R 3093, 2007 (vote 743)

50%
yes no
209
215

Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2008

H R 4348, 2012 (vote 415)

50%
yes no
201
194

To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposes

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
July 25, 2007 Nay House vote 693 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3074 Leave of absence
July 25, 2007 Nay House vote 692 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3074 Leave of absence
July 25, 2007 Nay House vote 691 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3074 Leave of absence
July 24, 2007 Yea House vote 690 On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 558 Leave of absence
July 24, 2007 Yea House vote 689 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 519 Leave of absence
July 24, 2007 Yea House vote 688 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 553 Leave of absence
July 24, 2007 Yea House vote 687 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 404 Leave of absence