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Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro

D-Conn., 3rd District. Member since 1991. Website | Facebook

2.0%

votes missed

138 out of 6,906

60.1%

misses explained

83 out of 138

mistakes

Rosa L. DeLauro ranks 172nd 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

Attending memorial services

Medical 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
March 15, 2007	Yea	House vote 126	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 710	Attending memorial services
March 15, 2007	Yea	House vote 125	On Passage, H R 569	Attending memorial services
March 15, 2007	Aye	House vote 124	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 569	Attending memorial services
March 15, 2007	No	House vote 123	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 569	Attending memorial services
March 15, 2007	Yea	House vote 122	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 149	Attending memorial services
March 15, 2007	Yea	House vote 121	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 98	Attending memorial services