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Rep. Adam B. Schiff

D-Calif., 28th District. Member since 2001. Website | Facebook

0.8%

votes missed

53 out of 6,906

47.2%

misses explained

25 out of 53

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.

Ambiguous or no reason

Official business

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.

Floor Votes

Suspension of the Rules

Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
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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	Name	Missed
	Jackie Speier (D)	10.9%
	Karen Bass (D)	9.1%
	Loretta Sanchez (D)	8.3%
	Maxine Waters (D)	7.6%
	Linda T. Sánchez (D)	6.5%
	Dana Rohrabacher (R)	6.2%
	Tony Cárdenas (D)	5.6%
	Michael M. Honda (D)	5.3%
	Raul Ruiz (D)	5.2%
	Ted Lieu (D)	5.2%
	Jim Costa (D)	4.7%
	John Garamendi (D)	4.6%
	Barbara Lee (D)	4.6%
	Zoe Lofgren (D)	4.6%
	Grace F. Napolitano (D)	4.3%
	Xavier Becerra (D)	3.9%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	3.8%
	Devin Nunes (R)	3.4%
	Judy Chu (D)	3.1%
	Anna G. Eshoo (D)	2.9%
	Jared Huffman (D)	2.5%
	Ken Calvert (R)	2.5%
	Janice Hahn (D)	2.4%
	Sam Farr (D)	2.4%
	Darrell E. Issa (R)	2.4%
	Lois Capps (D)	2.3%
	Duncan Hunter (R)	2.2%
	Doug LaMalfa (R)	2.2%
	Stephen Knight (R)	2.1%
	Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)	1.9%
	Kevin McCarthy (R)	1.8%
	Juan Vargas (D)	1.7%
	Mike Thompson (D)	1.7%
	Edward R. Royce (R)	1.5%
	Scott H. Peters (D)	1.5%
	Jeff Denham (R)	1.5%
	Jerry McNerney (D)	1.5%
	Susan A. Davis (D)	1.3%
	Ami Bera (D)	1.3%
	Brad Sherman (D)	1.1%
	Mark DeSaulnier (D)	1.0%
	Doris O. Matsui (D)	0.9%
	Paul Cook (R)	0.9%
	Mimi Walters (R)	0.9%
	Alan S. Lowenthal (D)	0.8%
	Adam B. Schiff (D)	0.8%
	Eric Swalwell (D)	0.7%
	Tom McClintock (R)	0.6%
	David G. Valadao (R)	0.6%
	Norma J. Torres (D)	0.5%
	Pete Aguilar (D)	0.5%
	Julia Brownley (D)	0.5%
	Mark Takano (D)	0.1%