Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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Rep. John Lewis

D-Ga., 5th District. Member since 1987. Website | Facebook

8.8%
votes missed
609 out of 6,899
38.4%
misses explained
234 out of 609
0
mistakes

John Lewis ranks 23rd 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.
163
Medical matter
67
Ambiguous or no reason
4
Attending memorial services

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.
108
Floor Votes
31
Suspension of the Rules
95
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

H R 4348, 2012 (vote 415)

50%
yes no
201
194

To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposes

H R 3230, 2014 (vote 450)

50%
yes no
205
207

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

H R 2642, 2013 (vote 546)

50%
yes no
195
204

Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
June 26, 2009 Yes House vote 334 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 529 Medical matter
June 26, 2009 No House vote 333 On Passage, H R 1886 Medical matter
June 26, 2009 No House vote 332 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1886 Medical matter
June 26, 2009 No House vote 331 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1886 Medical matter
June 26, 2009 Yes House vote 330 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1687 Medical matter
June 26, 2009 No House vote 329 On Motion to Instruct Conferees, H R 2346 Medical matter
June 26, 2009 Yes House vote 328 On Passage, H R 2410 Medical matter
June 26, 2009 No House vote 327 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2410 Medical matter
June 26, 2009 Yes House vote 326 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2410 Medical matter
June 26, 2009 No House vote 325 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2410 Medical matter

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