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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

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

Attending memorial services

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

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H R 2200, 2009 (vote 304)

50%

yes no

219

211

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 3230, 2014 (vote 450)

50%

yes no

205

207

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

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 152, 2013 (vote 17)

50%

yes no

206

214

Who else missed this vote?

H R 152, 2013 (vote 20)

50%

yes no

208

212

Who else missed this vote?

S CON RES 70, 2008 (vote 382)

50%

yes no

214

210

The Congressional Budget Resolution

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2578, 2015 (vote 271)

50%

yes no

213

214

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Dec. 6, 2007	No	House vote 886	On Motion to Adjourn, ADJOURN	Attending memorial services
Dec. 6, 2007	Aye	House vote 632	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 799	Attending memorial services
Dec. 6, 2007	Aye	House vote 631	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1982	Attending memorial services
Dec. 6, 2007	Aye	House vote 630	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1980	Attending memorial services
March 7, 2007	Yea	House vote 122	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 149	Official business
March 7, 2007	Yea	House vote 121	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 98	Official business
March 7, 2007	Yea	House vote 120	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 497	Official business
March 7, 2007	Yea	House vote 119	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 995	Official business

Other Representatives from Texas:

	Name	Missed
	Rubén Hinojosa (D)	12.7%
	John Abney Culberson (R)	8.0%
	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%
	Al Green (D)	2.6%
	Joaquin Castro (D)	2.5%
	Pete Olson (R)	2.5%
	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%
	Randy Neugebauer (R)	2.1%
	K. Michael Conaway (R)	2.0%
	Jeb Hensarling (R)	1.2%
	Henry Cuellar (D)	1.2%
	Beto O'Rourke (D)	1.1%
	Mac Thornberry (R)	0.9%
	Brian Babin (R)	0.9%
	Marc A. Veasey (D)	0.8%
	Blake Farenthold (R)	0.8%
	Randy K. Weber Sr. (R)	0.5%
	Will Hurd (R)	0.3%
	John Ratcliffe (R)	0.0%