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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

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2029, 2015 (vote 188)

50%

yes no

210

213

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

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

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Oct. 20, 2009	Yes	House vote 786	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 830	Medical matter
Oct. 6, 2009	Yes	House vote 746	On Motion to Instruct Conferees, H R 2892	Voted incorrectly
Sept. 30, 2009	Yes	House vote 740	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 905	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2009	Yes	House vote 698	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended, H CON RES 59	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2009	Yes	House vote 697	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 459	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 15, 2009	Yes	House vote 696	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 6	Ambiguous or no reason
July 31, 2009	Aye	House vote 663	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3326	Voted incorrectly
July 28, 2009	Yes	House vote 649	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1121	Ambiguous or no reason
July 28, 2009	Yes	House vote 648	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1376	Ambiguous or no reason
July 28, 2009	Yes	House vote 647	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 593	Ambiguous or no reason

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%