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Rep. Jeff Fortenberry

R-Neb., 1st District. Member since 2005. Website | Facebook

3.3%
votes missed
228 out of 6,906
37.3%
misses explained
85 out of 228
0
mistakes

Jeff Fortenberry ranks 162nd 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.
47
Personal or family matter
33
Ambiguous or no reason
3
Attending memorial services

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.
26
Floor Votes
46
Suspension of the Rules
13
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

H RES 956, 2008 (vote 32)

50%
yes no
204
196

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4137) to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes

Explanation
Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
May 8, 2007 Aye House vote 304 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 371 Ambiguous or no reason
May 8, 2007 Aye House vote 303 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1025 Ambiguous or no reason
May 8, 2007 Aye House vote 302 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 407 Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 6, 2007 House vote 75 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 35 Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 6, 2007 House vote 74 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 94 Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Nebraska:

Name Missed
Jeff Fortenberry (R) 3.3%
Brad Ashford (D) 1.2%
Adrian Smith (R) 0.9%

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