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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

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.

Ambiguous or no reason

Official business

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.

Floor Votes

Suspension of the Rules

Amendments

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H R 2055, 2011 (vote 413)

50%

yes no

204

203

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Oct. 8, 2009	Yea	House vote 754	On Motion to Instruct Conferees, H R 2647	Ambiguous or no reason
June 17, 2009	Yes	House vote 343	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2247	Ambiguous or no reason
June 10, 2009	No	House vote 314	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2751	Voted incorrectly
March 3, 2009	No	House vote 89	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 190	Ambiguous or no reason
March 2, 2009	No	House vote 415	Article I, H RES 520	Ambiguous or no reason
June 19, 2008	Yea	House vote 415	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3702	Ambiguous or no reason