Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

D-Tex., 18th District. Member since 1995. Website | Facebook

7.4%
votes missed
511 out of 6,906
49.7%
misses explained
254 out of 511
4
mistakes

Sheila Jackson Lee ranks 15th 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.
139
Official business
66
Attending memorial services
43
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.
69
Floor Votes
83
Suspension of the Rules
92
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

H R 3230, 2014 (vote 450)

50%
yes no
205
207

Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014

S CON RES 70, 2008 (vote 382)

50%
yes no
214
210

The Congressional Budget Resolution

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
July 12, 2011 No House vote 530 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219 Official business
July 12, 2011 No House vote 529 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219 Official business
July 12, 2011 No House vote 528 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219 Official business
July 12, 2011 No House vote 527 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219 Official business
July 12, 2011 No House vote 526 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219 Official business
July 12, 2011 No House vote 525 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219 Official business
July 12, 2011 Aye House vote 524 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 268 Official business
July 12, 2011 Yes House vote 523 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219 Official business
July 12, 2011 No House vote 522 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219 Official business
July 12, 2011 Yes House vote 521 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219 Official business