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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers

R-Wash., 5th District. Member since 2005. Website | Facebook

4.6%

votes missed

406 out of 8,864

42.1%

misses explained

171 out of 406

mistakes

Cathy McMorris Rodgers ranks 315th 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.

159

Personal or family matter

Ambiguous or no reason

Official business

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

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H R 1873, 2007 (vote 322)

50%

yes no

209

216

Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 1684, 2007 (vote 314)

50%

yes no

216

209

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

50%

yes no

212

207

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012

Who else missed this vote?

S CON RES 21, 2007 (vote 377)

50%

yes no

214

209

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2231, 2013 (vote 301)

50%

yes no

209

210

Who else missed this vote?

H R 1613, 2013 (vote 291)

50%

yes no

213

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Dec. 18, 2010	Nay	House vote 629	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 3167	Personal or family matter
Dec. 18, 2010	Yea	House vote 628	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 1405	Personal or family matter
Dec. 14, 2010	Yea	House vote 627	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6412	Personal or family matter
Dec. 14, 2010	Yea	House vote 626	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments, H R 4994	Personal or family matter
Dec. 14, 2010	Nay	House vote 625	On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments #1 and #2, and in #3 With Amendment, H R 5281	Personal or family matter
Dec. 14, 2010	Yea	House vote 624	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 3998	Personal or family matter
Dec. 14, 2010	Nay	House vote 623	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 1756	Personal or family matter
Dec. 14, 2010	Nay	House vote 622	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment, H R 3082	Personal or family matter
Dec. 14, 2010	Yea	House vote 621	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 1746	Personal or family matter
Dec. 14, 2010	Nay	House vote 620	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 4501	Personal or family matter

Other Representatives from Washington:

	Name	Missed
	Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)	10.9%
	Adam Smith (D)	7.6%
	Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)	4.6%
	David G. Reichert (R)	2.9%
	Jim McDermott (D)	2.6%
	Denny Heck (D)	2.6%
	Rick Larsen (D)	2.3%
	Derek Kilmer (D)	0.8%
	Suzan K. DelBene (D)	0.5%
	Dan Newhouse (R)	0.2%