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Rep. Steve Cohen

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

2.5%

votes missed

170 out of 6,906

51.8%

misses explained

88 out of 170

mistake

Steve Cohen ranks 208th 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

Travel difficulties

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

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H RES 1755, 2010 (vote 619)

50%

yes no

207

206

Providing for consideration of H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 3082, 2010 (vote 622)

50%

yes no

212

206

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H RES 1756, 2010 (vote 623)

50%

yes no

211

208

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 5281) to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts, and for other pusposes

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 5818, 2008 (vote 298)

50%

yes no

210

216

Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2499, 2010 (vote 241)

50%

yes no

194

198

Puerto Rico Democracy Act

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
July 10, 2008	Yes	House vote 471	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3981	Travel difficulties
June 24, 2008	Yea	House vote 440	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended, H RES 1051	Travel difficulties
June 24, 2008	Yea	House vote 439	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 372	Travel difficulties
June 24, 2008	Yea	House vote 438	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1242	Travel difficulties
June 12, 2008	Yes	House vote 402	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1235	Ambiguous or no reason
June 12, 2008	Yes	House vote 401	On Motion to Refer, H RES 1258	Official business
May 14, 2008	No	House vote 305	On Cantor Motion to Instruct Conferees, H R 2419	Attending memorial services
May 14, 2008	No	House vote 304	On Flake Motion to Instruct Conferees, H R 2419	Attending memorial services
May 14, 2008	Yes	House vote 303	On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment with Amendment No. 3, H R 3221	Attending memorial services
May 14, 2008	Yes	House vote 302	On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment with Amendment No. 2, H R 3221	Attending memorial services

Other Representatives from Tennessee:

	Name	Missed
	Scott DesJarlais (R)	5.3%
	Stephen Lee Fincher (R)	4.5%
	David P. Roe (R)	2.7%
	Steve Cohen (D)	2.5%
	Marsha Blackburn (R)	2.4%
	Diane Black (R)	2.0%
	Jim Cooper (D)	1.8%
	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R)	1.6%
	John J. Duncan Jr. (R)	1.0%