Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015
This database was last updated in November 2015 and should only be used as a historical snapshot.
Rep. Barbara Lee
D-Calif., 13th District. Member since 1998. Website | Facebook
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4.6%
votes missed
318 out of 6,906
81.4%
misses explained
259 out of 318
3
mistakes
Barbara Lee ranks 7th 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.
139
Ambiguous or no reason
76
Personal or family matter
25
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.
104
Floor Votes
124
Suspension of the Rules
35
Amendments
All Vote Explanations
Date | Vote | Roll Call | Title | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. 4, 2015 | Yes | House vote 52 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 615 | Personal or family matter |
Feb. 4, 2015 | Yes | House vote 51 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 361 | Personal or family matter |
Jan. 14, 2015 | No | House vote 19 | On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL | Ambiguous or no reason |
Jan. 14, 2015 | Yes | House vote 18 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 33 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Jan. 14, 2015 | Yes | House vote 17 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 203 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Nov. 13, 2014 | Yes | House vote 516 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 4194 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Nov. 13, 2014 | No | House vote 515 | On Passage, H R 2 | Personal or family matter |
Nov. 13, 2014 | Yes | House vote 514 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2 | Personal or family matter |
Nov. 13, 2014 | No | House vote 513 | On Passage, H R 4 | Personal or family matter |
Nov. 13, 2014 | Yes | House vote 512 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 4 | Personal or family matter |
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