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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
2
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.
8
Official business
2
Voted incorrectly
2
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.
10
Floor Votes
2
Suspension of the Rules
4
Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Jan. 20, 2015 No House vote 37 On Passage, H R 37 Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 20, 2015 No House vote 35 On Passage, H R 240 Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 31, 2012 Yea House vote 11 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3801 Official business
Jan. 31, 2012 Yea House vote 10 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1022 Official business
Oct. 26, 2011 Nay House vote 810 On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 448 Official business
Oct. 26, 2011 Nay House vote 809 On Passage, H R 1904 Official business
Oct. 26, 2011 Yea House vote 808 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1904 Official business
Oct. 26, 2011 Yea House vote 807 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1904 Official business
Oct. 26, 2011 Yea House vote 806 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1904 Official business
Oct. 26, 2011 Yea House vote 805 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1904 Official business

Other Representatives from Iowa:

Name Missed
Rod Blum (R) 2.6%
Steve King (R) 2.5%
David Loebsack (D) 2.3%
David Young (R) 0.0%

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