Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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Rep. David N. Cicilline

D-R.I., 1st District. Member since 2011. Website | Facebook

2.0%
votes missed
68 out of 3,379
25.0%
misses explained
17 out of 68
0
mistakes

David N. Cicilline ranks 288th 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.
13
Leave of absence
4
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.
6
Floor Votes
7
Suspension of the Rules
4
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
April 4, 2014 Yes House vote 151 On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL Ambiguous or no reason
April 4, 2014 Yes House vote 150 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 2183 Ambiguous or no reason
April 4, 2014 Yes House vote 149 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 4152 Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 12, 2012 Yes House vote 562 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 4264 Leave of absence
Sept. 12, 2012 No House vote 561 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 773 Leave of absence
Sept. 12, 2012 No House vote 560 On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 773 Leave of absence
Sept. 12, 2012 Yes House vote 559 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6186 Leave of absence
Sept. 12, 2012 Yes House vote 558 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2139 Leave of absence
Sept. 12, 2012 Yes House vote 557 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6122 Leave of absence
July 24, 2012 No House vote 378 On Broun of Georgia Motion to Instruct Conferees, H R 4348 Leave of absence

Other Representatives from Rhode Island:

Name Missed
David N. Cicilline (D) 2.0%
James R. Langevin (D) 1.9%

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