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Rep. James R. Langevin

D-R.I., 2nd District. Member since 2001. Website | Facebook

1.9%
votes missed
130 out of 6,906
23.8%
misses explained
31 out of 130
0
mistakes

James R. Langevin ranks 172nd 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.
15
Ambiguous or no reason
8
Medical matter
5
Travel difficulties

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.
10
Floor Votes
18
Suspension of the Rules
3
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

H CON RES 440, 2008 (vote 672)

50%
yes no
213
211

Provding for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses

Explanation
Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
May 11, 2011 Yea House vote 301 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1229 Ambiguous or no reason
May 11, 2011 Yea House vote 300 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1229 Ambiguous or no reason
May 11, 2011 Yea House vote 299 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1229 Ambiguous or no reason
May 26, 2010 Yea House vote 298 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3885 Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 15, 2009 Yea House vote 970 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 942 Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 15, 2009 Yea House vote 969 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 779 Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 29, 2008 Nay House vote 673 On Motion to Adjourn, ADJOURN Medical matter
Sept. 29, 2008 Yea House vote 672 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H CON RES 440 Medical matter
Sept. 29, 2008 Yea House vote 671 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 1517 Medical matter
Sept. 29, 2008 Yea House vote 670 On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 1517 Medical matter

Other Representatives from Rhode Island:

Name Missed
David N. Cicilline (D) 2.0%
James R. Langevin (D) 1.9%

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