Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

This database was last updated in November 2015 and should only be used as a historical snapshot.

Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky

D-Ill., 9th District. Member since 1999. Website | Facebook

1.5%
votes missed
106 out of 6,906
10.4%
misses explained
11 out of 106
0
mistakes

Janice D. Schakowsky ranks 217th 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.
8
Ambiguous or no reason
3
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.
7
Floor Votes
3
Suspension of the Rules
1
Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Nov. 6, 2007 Yea House vote 1034 On Closing Portions of the Conference, H R 3222 Travel difficulties

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