Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015
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Rep. Susan A. Davis
D-Calif., 53rd District. Member since 2001. Website | Facebook
1.3%
votes missed
93 out of 6,906
62.4%
misses explained
58 out of 93
0
mistakes
Susan A. Davis ranks 100th 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.
23
Ambiguous or no reason
15
Inclement weather
8
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.
28
Floor Votes
19
Suspension of the Rules
11
Amendments
All Vote Explanations
Date | Vote | Roll Call | Title | Reason |
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July 24, 2013 | Yes | House vote 376 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 44 | Ambiguous or no reason |
July 24, 2013 | Yes | House vote 375 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1542 | Ambiguous or no reason |
June 14, 2013 | Yes | House vote 213 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1157 | Ambiguous or no reason |
June 14, 2013 | Yes | House vote 212 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 251 | Ambiguous or no reason |
April 26, 2012 | Yes | House vote 178 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2157 | Ambiguous or no reason |
July 19, 2011 | Yea | House vote 602 | On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL | Ambiguous or no reason |
July 19, 2011 | Yea | House vote 601 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 33 | Ambiguous or no reason |
March 8, 2011 | Yea | House vote 164 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 525 | Medical matter |
March 8, 2011 | Yea | House vote 163 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 570 | Medical matter |
Dec. 17, 2010 | Yea | House vote 654 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 2142 | Ambiguous or no reason |
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