Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015
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Rep. Linda T. Sánchez
D-Calif., 38th District. Member since 2003. Website | Facebook
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6.5%
votes missed
452 out of 6,906
20.4%
misses explained
92 out of 452
1
mistake
Linda T. Sánchez ranks 183rd 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.
44
Medical matter
42
Ambiguous or no reason
5
Official business
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.
20
Floor Votes
58
Suspension of the Rules
15
Amendments
All Vote Explanations
Date | Vote | Roll Call | Title | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nov. 4, 2009 | Yea | House vote 841 | On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 884 | Medical matter |
Nov. 4, 2009 | Yea | House vote 840 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 736 | Medical matter |
Nov. 4, 2009 | Yea | House vote 839 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3157 | Medical matter |
Nov. 4, 2009 | Yea | House vote 838 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 867 | Medical matter |
Nov. 4, 2009 | Yea | House vote 837 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 866 | Medical matter |
Nov. 4, 2009 | Yea | House vote 836 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 398 | Medical matter |
Nov. 4, 2009 | Yea | House vote 835 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3949 | Medical matter |
Nov. 4, 2009 | Yea | House vote 831 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 729 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Oct. 14, 2009 | Yea | House vote 774 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 659 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Oct. 14, 2009 | Yea | House vote 773 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3476 | Ambiguous or no reason |
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