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Rep. Sander M. Levin

D-Mich., 9th District. Member since 1983. Website | Facebook

1.8%

votes missed

127 out of 6,906

81.9%

misses explained

104 out of 127

mistakes

Sander M. Levin ranks 123rd 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

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 CON RES 398, 2008 (vote 537)

50%

yes no

213

212

Adjournment Resolution

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 588	On Motion to Adjourn, ADJOURN	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 587	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to the Senate Amendment, H R 6532	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 586	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1420	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 585	On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 584	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 4081	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 583	On Passage, H R 3667	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 582	Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair, H R 3667	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 581	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3667	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 580	On Motion that the Committee Rise, H R 3667	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 579	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 2617	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Michigan:

	Name	Missed
	John Conyers Jr. (D)	7.6%
	Debbie Dingell (D)	4.8%
	John R. Moolenaar (R)	2.1%
	Sander M. Levin (D)	1.8%
	Dan Benishek (R)	1.5%
	Tim Walberg (R)	1.4%
	Bill Huizenga (R)	1.2%
	Brenda L. Lawrence (D)	1.0%
	Daniel T. Kildee (D)	1.0%
	David A. Trott (R)	0.7%
	Fred Upton (R)	0.4%
	Candice S. Miller (R)	0.4%
	Mike Bishop (R)	0.3%
	Justin Amash (R)	0.0%