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Rep. David Loebsack

D-Iowa, 2nd District. Member since 2007. Website | Facebook

2.3%

votes missed

158 out of 6,906

8.9%

misses explained

14 out of 158

mistakes

David Loebsack 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.

Official business

Voted incorrectly

Ambiguous or no reason

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

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
July 25, 2011		House vote 631	On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL	Travel difficulties
July 25, 2011		House vote 630	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 363	Travel difficulties
April 6, 2011	Aye	House vote 209	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 658	Voted incorrectly
April 5, 2011	Aye	House vote 205	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 189	Voted incorrectly
Jan. 12, 2007	Aye	House vote 23	On Passage, H R 4	Attending memorial services
Jan. 12, 2007	Nay	House vote 22	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 4	Attending memorial services