Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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Rep. Michael K. Simpson

R-Idaho, 2nd District. Member since 1999. Website | Facebook

3.3%
votes missed
225 out of 6,906
10.7%
misses explained
24 out of 225
0
mistakes

Michael K. Simpson 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.
24
Ambiguous or no reason

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.
4
Floor Votes
17
Suspension of the Rules
2
Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Oct. 8, 2013 Yea House vote 528 On Passage, H J RES 77 Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 6, 2013 Yea House vote 32 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 297 Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 6, 2013 Yea House vote 31 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 225 Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 21, 2012 Aye House vote 590 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6429 Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 23, 2012 Aye House vote 2 On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 515 Ambiguous or no reason
June 3, 2011 Yea No specific vote Ambiguous or no reason
June 3, 2011 Yea House vote 332 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1657 Ambiguous or no reason
June 3, 2011 Yea House vote 331 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1383 Ambiguous or no reason
June 3, 2011 Yea House vote 330 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1627 Ambiguous or no reason
March 11, 2011 Yea House vote 163 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 570 Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Idaho:

Name Missed
Raúl R. Labrador (R) 4.2%
Michael K. Simpson (R) 3.3%

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