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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July 9, 2008 | Yea | House vote 439 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 372 | Personal or family matter |
July 9, 2008 | Yea | House vote 438 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1242 | Personal or family matter |
May 9, 2007 | Aye | House vote 304 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 371 | Official business |
May 9, 2007 | Aye | House vote 303 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1025 | Official business |
May 9, 2007 | Aye | House vote 302 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 407 | Official business |
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