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 |
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Oct. 14, 2009 | Yea | House vote 772 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3689 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Oct. 2, 2009 | Yea | House vote 704 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended, H RES 260 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Oct. 2, 2009 | Yea | House vote 703 | On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 746 | Ambiguous or no reason |
May 13, 2009 | Aye | House vote 236 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 348 | Ambiguous or no reason |
May 5, 2009 | Yea | House vote 230 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 111 | Ambiguous or no reason |
May 5, 2009 | Yea | House vote 229 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 230 | Ambiguous or no reason |
March 18, 2009 | Aye | House vote 132 | On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 250 | Official business |
March 18, 2009 | Yea | House vote 131 | On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 250 | Official business |
March 18, 2009 | Yea | House vote 127 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1284 | Official business |
March 18, 2009 | Yea | House vote 126 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1217 | Official business |
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