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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 578	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1527	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 577	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 1419	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 576	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 1419	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 575	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 6630	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 574	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6168	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 573	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 1307	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 572	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 1069	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 571	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 937	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 570	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 344	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 569	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, S 2135	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%