Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015
This database was last updated in November 2015 and should only be used as a historical snapshot.
Rep. John B. Larson
D-Conn., 1st District. Member since 1999. Website | Facebook
4.7%
votes missed
323 out of 6,906
50.8%
misses explained
164 out of 323
0
mistakes
John B. Larson ranks 108th 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.
76
Personal or family matter
50
Ambiguous or no reason
22
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.
63
Floor Votes
41
Suspension of the Rules
60
Amendments
Close Votes Missed
- Not Voting
- Voted “present”
H R 2016, 2008 (vote 173)
National Landscape Conservation System Act
H R 1873, 2007 (vote 322)
Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act
All Vote Explanations
Date | Vote | Roll Call | Title | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 23, 2007 | Yea | House vote 400 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2399 | Ambiguous or no reason |
May 11, 2007 | Yea | House vote 323 | On Passage, H R 1873 | Personal or family matter |
May 11, 2007 | Nay | House vote 322 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1873 | Personal or family matter |
May 11, 2007 | Yea | House vote 321 | On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1873 | Personal or family matter |
May 11, 2007 | Yea | House vote 320 | On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1873 | Personal or family matter |
May 11, 2007 | Yea | House vote 319 | On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1873 | Personal or family matter |
May 11, 2007 | Nay | House vote 315 | On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1684 | Personal or family matter |
May 9, 2007 | Aye | House vote 318 | On Passage, H R 1684 | Personal or family matter |
May 9, 2007 | Nay | House vote 317 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1684 | Personal or family matter |
May 9, 2007 | Yea | House vote 316 | On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1684 | Personal or family matter |
Other Representatives from Connecticut:
Name | Missed | |
---|---|---|
John B. Larson (D) | 4.7% | |
Rosa L. DeLauro (D) | 2.0% | |
James A. Himes (D) | 1.6% | |
Elizabeth H. Esty (D) | 1.4% | |
Joe Courtney (D) | 1.3% |
This database was compiled partly by hand. Are we missing a Personal Explanation?
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