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Rep. Adam Smith

D-Wash., 9th District. Member since 1997. Website | Facebook

7.6%

votes missed

524 out of 6,906

83.2%

misses explained

436 out of 524

mistakes

Adam Smith ranks 2nd 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.

262

Ambiguous or no reason

152

Medical matter

Personal or family 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.

194

Floor Votes

155

Suspension of the Rules

Amendments

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H RES 956, 2008 (vote 32)

50%

yes no

204

196

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4137) to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 1613, 2013 (vote 291)

50%

yes no

213

Explanation

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H R 2231, 2013 (vote 301)

50%

yes no

209

210

Explanation

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H R 2642, 2013 (vote 353)

50%

yes no

216

208

Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act

Explanation

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H R 2029, 2015 (vote 188)

50%

yes no

210

213

Explanation

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H RES 776, 2014 (vote 561)

50%

yes no

214

212

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 83, to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to energy

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 547, 2007 (vote 91)

50%

yes no

200

207

Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act

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All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Feb. 24, 2010	Yes	House vote 31	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 1043	Medical matter
Feb. 24, 2010	Yes	House vote 30	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 1051	Medical matter
Feb. 24, 2010	Yes	House vote 29	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 1051	Medical matter
Feb. 24, 2010	Yes	House vote 28	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1014	Medical matter
Feb. 24, 2010	Yes	House vote 27	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 957	Medical matter
Feb. 24, 2010	Yes	House vote 26	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 4495	Medical matter
Dec. 15, 2009	Yes	House vote 970	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 942	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 15, 2009	Yes	House vote 969	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 779	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 10, 2009	Yes	House vote 938	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 907	Attending memorial services
Dec. 10, 2009	Yes	House vote 937	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 915	Attending memorial services

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%