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Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard

D-Calif., 40th District. Member since 1993. Website | Facebook

1.9%

votes missed

128 out of 6,899

58.6%

misses explained

75 out of 128

mistakes

Lucille Roybal-Allard ranks 162nd 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.

Attending memorial services

Ambiguous or no reason

Travel difficulties

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
Oct. 24, 2013	No	House vote 554	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 385	Attending memorial services
Oct. 23, 2013	Yes	House vote 552	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3205	Attending memorial services
Oct. 23, 2013	Yes	House vote 551	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 185	Attending memorial services
April 25, 2013	No	House vote 122	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 175	Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 15, 2013	Yes	House vote 7	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 41	Attending memorial services
Jan. 15, 2013	No	House vote 6	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 5	Attending memorial services
Jan. 15, 2013	Yes	House vote 5	On Motion to Commit, H RES 5	Attending memorial services
Jan. 15, 2013	No	House vote 4	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 5	Attending memorial services
Jan. 15, 2013	No	House vote 3	On Motion to Table the Motion to Refer, H RES 5	Attending memorial services
Jan. 15, 2013	Pelosi	House vote 2	Election of the Speaker,	Attending memorial services

Other Representatives from California:

	Name	Missed
	Jackie Speier (D)	10.9%
	Karen Bass (D)	9.1%
	Loretta Sanchez (D)	8.3%
	Maxine Waters (D)	7.6%
	Linda T. Sánchez (D)	6.5%
	Dana Rohrabacher (R)	6.2%
	Tony Cárdenas (D)	5.6%
	Michael M. Honda (D)	5.3%
	Raul Ruiz (D)	5.2%
	Ted Lieu (D)	5.2%
	Jim Costa (D)	4.7%
	John Garamendi (D)	4.6%
	Barbara Lee (D)	4.6%
	Zoe Lofgren (D)	4.6%
	Grace F. Napolitano (D)	4.3%
	Xavier Becerra (D)	3.9%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	3.8%
	Devin Nunes (R)	3.4%
	Judy Chu (D)	3.1%
	Anna G. Eshoo (D)	2.9%
	Jared Huffman (D)	2.5%
	Ken Calvert (R)	2.5%
	Janice Hahn (D)	2.4%
	Sam Farr (D)	2.4%
	Darrell E. Issa (R)	2.4%
	Lois Capps (D)	2.3%
	Duncan Hunter (R)	2.2%
	Doug LaMalfa (R)	2.2%
	Stephen Knight (R)	2.1%
	Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)	1.9%
	Kevin McCarthy (R)	1.8%
	Juan Vargas (D)	1.7%
	Mike Thompson (D)	1.7%
	Edward R. Royce (R)	1.5%
	Scott H. Peters (D)	1.5%
	Jeff Denham (R)	1.5%
	Jerry McNerney (D)	1.5%
	Susan A. Davis (D)	1.3%
	Ami Bera (D)	1.3%
	Brad Sherman (D)	1.1%
	Mark DeSaulnier (D)	1.0%
	Doris O. Matsui (D)	0.9%
	Paul Cook (R)	0.9%
	Mimi Walters (R)	0.9%
	Alan S. Lowenthal (D)	0.8%
	Adam B. Schiff (D)	0.8%
	Eric Swalwell (D)	0.7%
	Tom McClintock (R)	0.6%
	David G. Valadao (R)	0.6%
	Norma J. Torres (D)	0.5%
	Pete Aguilar (D)	0.5%
	Julia Brownley (D)	0.5%
	Mark Takano (D)	0.1%