Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015
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Rep. Adam B. Schiff
D-Calif., 28th District. Member since 2001. Website | Facebook
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0.8%
votes missed
53 out of 6,906
47.2%
misses explained
25 out of 53
0
mistakes
Adam B. Schiff ranks 384th 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.
13
Ambiguous or no reason
6
Official business
6
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.
4
Floor Votes
21
Suspension of the Rules
0
Amendments
All Vote Explanations
Date | Vote | Roll Call | Title | Reason |
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April 17, 2012 | Yea | House vote 152 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3001 | Official business |
June 23, 2010 | Yea | House vote 381 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1369 | Ambiguous or no reason |
June 23, 2010 | Yea | House vote 380 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1434 | Ambiguous or no reason |
May 25, 2010 | Aye | House vote 293 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 5330 | Ambiguous or no reason |
May 25, 2010 | Aye | House vote 292 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1017 | Ambiguous or no reason |
May 25, 2010 | Aye | House vote 291 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 278 | Ambiguous or no reason |
July 9, 2008 | Yea | House vote 473 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 4199 | Personal or family matter |
July 9, 2008 | Yea | House vote 472 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1423 | Personal or family matter |
July 9, 2008 | Yea | House vote 471 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3981 | Personal or family matter |
July 9, 2008 | Yea | House vote 440 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended, H RES 1051 | Personal or family matter |
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