Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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Rep. Gwen Moore

D-Wis., 4th District. Member since 2005. Website | Facebook

5.1%
votes missed
354 out of 6,906
11.6%
misses explained
41 out of 354
1
mistake

Gwen Moore ranks 41st 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.
22
Ambiguous or no reason
15
Travel difficulties
4
Medical matter

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
14
Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Jan. 12, 2015 No House vote 16 On Passage, H R 3 Medical matter
Jan. 12, 2015 Yes House vote 15 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 3 Medical matter
Nov. 19, 2013 Yea House vote 589 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 272 Medical matter
Nov. 19, 2013 Yea House vote 588 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2061 Medical matter
Sept. 26, 2013 Yea House vote 485 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 354 Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013 Aye House vote 415 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2218 Travel difficulties
July 9, 2013 Yea House vote 305 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1341 Ambiguous or no reason
June 17, 2013 No House vote 231 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1960 Voted incorrectly
June 17, 2013 Aye House vote 217 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1256 Ambiguous or no reason
May 23, 2013 Yea House vote 176 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3 Travel difficulties

Other Representatives from Wisconsin:

Name Missed
Gwen Moore (D) 5.1%
Sean P. Duffy (R) 3.0%
Ron Kind (D) 2.8%
Paul Ryan (R) 2.3%
Reid J. Ribble (R) 1.7%
Mark Pocan (D) 0.8%
F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R) 0.8%
Glenn Grothman (R) 0.7%

This database was compiled partly by hand. Are we missing a Personal Explanation?

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