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Rep. Robert Hurt

R-Va., 5th District. Member since 2011. Website | Facebook

2.2%

votes missed

73 out of 3,379

32.9%

misses explained

24 out of 73

mistakes

Robert Hurt ranks 136th 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
June 1, 2012	Yea	House vote 303	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5854	Ambiguous or no reason
June 1, 2012	No	House vote 302	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5854	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 21, 2011	Yea	House vote 714	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2646	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 13, 2011	Yea	House vote 700	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2633	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Virginia:

	Name	Missed
	J. Randy Forbes (R)	2.7%
	Robert Hurt (R)	2.2%
	Donald S. Beyer Jr. (D)	2.1%
	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D)	1.4%
	Dave Brat (R)	1.4%
	H. Morgan Griffith (R)	1.3%
	Barbara Comstock (R)	1.2%
	Robert J. Wittman (R)	1.1%
	Gerald E. Connolly (D)	0.8%
	Bob Goodlatte (R)	0.7%
	E. Scott Rigell (R)	0.7%