Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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Rep. Kurt Schrader

D-Ore., 5th District. Member since 2009. Website | Facebook

4.0%
votes missed
202 out of 5,031
13.9%
misses explained
28 out of 202
1
mistake

Kurt Schrader 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.
28
Personal or family matter
1
Other
1
Voted incorrectly

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.
15
Floor Votes
10
Suspension of the Rules
5
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

H RES 644, 2009 (vote 553)

50%
yes no
216
213

Providing for consideration of H.R. 3170, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, FY 2010

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
April 8, 2011 No House vote 247 On Passage, H R 1363 Voted incorrectly
July 17, 2009 Aye House vote 554 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 543 Personal or family matter
July 17, 2009 Aye House vote 553 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 644 Personal or family matter
July 17, 2009 Aye House vote 552 On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 644 Personal or family matter
July 17, 2009 Aye House vote 551 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 409 Personal or family matter
July 17, 2009 Aye House vote 550 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2188 Personal or family matter
July 17, 2009 Aye House vote 549 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 129 Personal or family matter
July 17, 2009 Aye House vote 548 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1442 Personal or family matter
July 17, 2009 Aye House vote 547 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3183 Personal or family matter
July 17, 2009 Aye House vote 546 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3183 Personal or family matter

Other Representatives from Oregon:

Name Missed
Kurt Schrader (D) 4.0%
Earl Blumenauer (D) 4.0%
Peter A. DeFazio (D) 3.3%
Greg Walden (R) 1.6%
Suzanne Bonamici (D) 0.2%

This database was compiled partly by hand. Are we missing a Personal Explanation?

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