Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015
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Rep. Loretta Sanchez
D-Calif., 46th District. Member since 1997. Website | Facebook
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8.3%
votes missed
576 out of 6,906
13.5%
misses explained
78 out of 576
0
mistakes
Loretta Sanchez ranks 5th 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.
46
Attending to prior commitment
27
Ambiguous or no reason
4
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.
22
Floor Votes
34
Suspension of the Rules
22
Amendments
Close Votes Missed
- Not Voting
- Voted “present”
H RES 956, 2008 (vote 32)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4137) to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes
All Vote Explanations
Date | Vote | Roll Call | Title | Reason |
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April 3, 2008 | Yes | House vote 149 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 302 | Attending to prior commitment |
April 3, 2008 | Yes | House vote 148 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2675 | Attending to prior commitment |
April 3, 2008 | Yes | House vote 147 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3352 | Attending to prior commitment |
Feb. 14, 2008 | No | House vote 42 | On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment, H R 5140 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Feb. 14, 2008 | Yes | House vote 41 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 947 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Feb. 14, 2008 | Yes | House vote 40 | On Passage, H R 4137 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Feb. 14, 2008 | No | House vote 39 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 4137 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Feb. 14, 2008 | Yes | House vote 38 | On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4137 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Feb. 14, 2008 | Yes | House vote 37 | On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4137 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Feb. 14, 2008 | Yes | House vote 36 | On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4137 | Ambiguous or no reason |
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