Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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Rep. Doris O. Matsui

D-Calif., 6th District. Member since 2005. Website | Facebook

0.9%
votes missed
63 out of 6,906
11.1%
misses explained
7 out of 63
0
mistakes

Doris O. Matsui ranks 360th 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.
7
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.
3
Floor Votes
3
Suspension of the Rules
1
Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Dec. 14, 2009 Nay House vote 966 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4173 Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 7, 2007 Aye House vote 1044 Will the House now consider the resolution, H RES 794 Ambiguous or no reason
Oct. 18, 2007 Yea House vote 980 On Passage, H R 2095 Ambiguous or no reason
Oct. 18, 2007 Nay House vote 979 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2095 Ambiguous or no reason
March 13, 2007 Yea House vote 138 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 89 Ambiguous or no reason
March 13, 2007 Yea House vote 137 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 136 Ambiguous or no reason
March 13, 2007 Yea House vote 136 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 85 Ambiguous or no reason