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Rep. Gregg Harper

R-Miss., 3rd District. Member since 2009. Website | Facebook

1.1%
votes missed
57 out of 5,031
19.3%
misses explained
11 out of 57
1
mistake

Gregg Harper ranks 360th 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.
6
Attending memorial services
5
Travel difficulties
1
Voted incorrectly

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.
2
Floor Votes
9
Suspension of the Rules
1
Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Feb. 25, 2015 Aye House vote 85 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 734 Travel difficulties
Feb. 25, 2015 Aye House vote 84 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 212 Travel difficulties
June 24, 2014 Nay House vote 294 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4745 Voted incorrectly
Sept. 12, 2012 Aye House vote 562 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 4264 Attending memorial services
Sept. 12, 2012 Aye House vote 561 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 773 Attending memorial services
Sept. 12, 2012 Aye House vote 560 On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 773 Attending memorial services
Sept. 12, 2012 Aye House vote 559 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6186 Attending memorial services
Sept. 12, 2012 Aye House vote 558 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2139 Attending memorial services
Sept. 12, 2012 Aye House vote 557 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6122 Attending memorial services
June 3, 2009 Yea House vote 294 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 489 Travel difficulties

Other Representatives from Mississippi:

Name Missed
Trent Kelly (R) 9.6%
Bennie G. Thompson (D) 3.4%
Steven M. Palazzo (R) 2.7%
Gregg Harper (R) 1.1%

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