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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

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

Personal or family matter

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.

Floor Votes

Suspension of the Rules

Amendments

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H R 240, 2015 (vote 30)

50%

yes no

218

209

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

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

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Jan. 20, 2015	Nay	House vote 33	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 240	Medical matter
Jan. 20, 2015	Nay	House vote 32	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 240	Medical matter
Jan. 20, 2015	Nay	House vote 31	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 240	Medical matter
Jan. 20, 2015	Nay	House vote 30	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 240	Medical matter
Jan. 20, 2015	Nay	House vote 29	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 240	Medical matter
Jan. 20, 2015	Nay	House vote 28	On Passage, H R 185	Medical matter
Jan. 20, 2015	Yea	House vote 27	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 185	Medical matter
Jan. 20, 2015	Yea	House vote 26	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 185	Medical matter
Jan. 20, 2015	Yea	House vote 25	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 185	Medical matter
Jan. 20, 2015	Yea	House vote 24	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 185	Medical matter

Other Representatives from Illinois:

	Name	Missed
	Bobby L. Rush (D)	22.4%
	Luis V. Gutiérrez (D)	15.1%
	Tammy Duckworth (D)	9.0%
	Danny K. Davis (D)	6.7%
	Robin L. Kelly (D)	4.9%
	John Shimkus (R)	3.9%
	Daniel Lipinski (D)	3.0%
	Peter J. Roskam (R)	2.7%
	Rodney Davis (R)	2.3%
	Mike Quigley (D)	2.3%
	Robert J. Dold (R)	1.9%
	Janice D. Schakowsky (D)	1.5%
	Adam Kinzinger (R)	1.5%
	Cheri Bustos (D)	1.5%
	Mike Bost (R)	1.2%
	Randy Hultgren (R)	0.9%
	Bill Foster (D)	0.8%
	Darin LaHood (R)	0.0%