Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015
This database was last updated in November 2015 and should only be used as a historical snapshot.
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)
Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014
All Vote Explanations
| Date | Vote | Roll Call | Title | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2010 | Aye | House vote 303 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1385 | Attending memorial services |
| May 28, 2010 | Aye | House vote 302 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1347 | Attending memorial services |
| May 28, 2010 | Aye | House vote 301 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1172 | Attending memorial services |
| May 28, 2010 | Aye | House vote 300 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1189 | Attending memorial services |
| May 28, 2010 | Aye | House vote 299 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments, H R 2711 | Attending memorial services |
| May 28, 2010 | Aye | House vote 298 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3885 | Attending memorial services |
| May 28, 2010 | Aye | House vote 297 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 584 | Attending memorial services |
| May 28, 2010 | Aye | House vote 296 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1382 | Attending memorial services |
| May 28, 2010 | Aye | House vote 295 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 1258 | Attending memorial services |
| May 28, 2010 | Aye | House vote 294 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 5145 | Attending memorial services |
Other Representatives from Texas:
| Name | Missed | |
|---|---|---|
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Rubén Hinojosa (D) | 12.7% |
 |
John Abney Culberson (R) | 8.0% |
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Kenny Marchant (R) | 7.5% |
|
Sheila Jackson Lee (D) | 7.4% |
 |
Louie Gohmert (R) | 7.3% |
 |
Sam Johnson (R) | 7.0% |
 |
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) | 7.0% |
 |
Kay Granger (R) | 6.7% |
 |
John R. Carter (R) | 5.1% |
 |
Kevin Brady (R) | 4.7% |
 |
Joe Barton (R) | 4.2% |
 |
Pete Sessions (R) | 4.2% |
 |
Ted Poe (R) | 3.7% |
 |
Roger Williams (R) | 3.7% |
 |
Gene Green (D) | 3.4% |
 |
Michael C. Burgess (R) | 2.9% |
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Al Green (D) | 2.6% |
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Joaquin Castro (D) | 2.5% |
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Pete Olson (R) | 2.5% |
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Bill Flores (R) | 2.5% |
 |
Lloyd Doggett (D) | 2.3% |
 |
Lamar Smith (R) | 2.2% |
 |
Filemon Vela (D) | 2.2% |
 |
Michael T. McCaul (R) | 2.2% |
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Randy Neugebauer (R) | 2.1% |
 |
K. Michael Conaway (R) | 2.0% |
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Jeb Hensarling (R) | 1.2% |
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Henry Cuellar (D) | 1.2% |
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Beto O'Rourke (D) | 1.1% |
 |
Mac Thornberry (R) | 0.9% |
 |
Brian Babin (R) | 0.9% |
 |
Marc A. Veasey (D) | 0.8% |
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Blake Farenthold (R) | 0.8% |
 |
Randy K. Weber Sr. (R) | 0.5% |
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Will Hurd (R) | 0.3% |
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John Ratcliffe (R) | 0.0% |
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