Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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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
0
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.
24
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.
3
Floor Votes
3
Suspension of the Rules
18
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

This database was compiled partly by hand. Are we missing a Personal Explanation?

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