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Rep. Chaka Fattah

D-Pa., 2nd District. Member since 1995. Website | Facebook

5.1%

votes missed

353 out of 6,906

0.6%

misses explained

2 out of 353

mistakes

Chaka Fattah ranks 123rd 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

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
Jan. 30, 2007	Yea	House vote 63	On motion to suspend the rules and agree, as amended, H CON RES 20	Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 30, 2007	Yea	House vote 62	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 24	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Pennsylvania:

	Name	Missed
	Brendan F. Boyle (D)	6.0%
	Michael F. Doyle (D)	5.9%
	Chaka Fattah (D)	5.1%
	Robert A. Brady (D)	4.6%
	Tom Marino (R)	4.4%
	Bill Shuster (R)	2.9%
	Joseph R. Pitts (R)	2.9%
	Lou Barletta (R)	2.7%
	Tim Murphy (R)	1.8%
	Matt Cartwright (D)	1.6%
	Michael G. Fitzpatrick (R)	1.3%
	Ryan A. Costello (R)	1.0%
	Glenn Thompson (R)	1.0%
	Scott Perry (R)	0.9%
	Patrick Meehan (R)	0.8%
	Mike Kelly (R)	0.4%
	Charles W. Dent (R)	0.3%
	Keith J. Rothfus (R)	0.2%