Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

This database was last updated in November 2015 and should only be used as a historical snapshot.

Rep. Tammy Duckworth

D-Ill., 8th District. Member since 2013. Website | Facebook

9.0%
votes missed
159 out of 1,773
87.4%
misses explained
139 out of 159
0
mistakes

Tammy Duckworth ranks 8th 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.
126
Medical matter
8
Personal or family matter
2
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.
80
Floor Votes
36
Suspension of the Rules
19
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

H RES 776, 2014 (vote 561)

50%
yes no
214
212

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 83, to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to energy

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Feb. 10, 2015 Yea House vote 53 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 623 Medical matter
Feb. 10, 2015 Yea House vote 52 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 615 Medical matter
Feb. 10, 2015 Yea House vote 51 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 361 Medical matter
Feb. 3, 2015 Nay House vote 50 On Passage, H R 351 Medical matter
Feb. 3, 2015 Yea House vote 49 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 351 Medical matter
Feb. 3, 2015 Yea House vote 48 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 246 Medical matter
Feb. 3, 2015 Yea House vote 47 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 469 Medical matter
Feb. 3, 2015 Nay House vote 46 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 48 Medical matter
Feb. 3, 2015 Nay House vote 45 On Passage, H R 7 Medical matter
Feb. 3, 2015 Yea House vote 44 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 7 Medical matter

This database was compiled partly by hand. Are we missing a Personal Explanation?

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