Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

This database was last updated in November 2015 and should only be used as a historical snapshot.

Rep. Steve King

R-Iowa, 4th District. Member since 2003. Website | Facebook

2.5%
votes missed
175 out of 6,906
36.6%
misses explained
64 out of 175
2
mistakes

Steve King ranks 208th 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.
43
Ambiguous or no reason
9
Official business
5
Medical matter

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.
22
Floor Votes
23
Suspension of the Rules
21
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
March 25, 2015 Yes House vote 131 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 162 Ambiguous or no reason
March 25, 2015 No House vote 130 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 360 Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 3, 2015 Yes House vote 53 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 623 Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 3, 2015 Yes House vote 52 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 615 Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 3, 2015 Yes House vote 51 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 361 Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 1, 2014 No House vote 530 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 4795 Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2014 Yes House vote 496 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 5161 Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2014 Yes House vote 495 On Passage, H R 3522 Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2014 No House vote 494 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 3522 Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 11, 2014 Yes House vote 489 On Passage, H R 5078 Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Iowa:

Name Missed
Rod Blum (R) 2.6%
Steve King (R) 2.5%
David Loebsack (D) 2.3%
David Young (R) 0.0%

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