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Rep. Eric Swalwell

D-Calif., 15th District. Member since 2013. Website | Facebook

0.7%

votes missed

13 out of 1,773

76.9%

misses explained

10 out of 13

mistakes

Eric Swalwell ranks 248th 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.

Official business

Travel difficulties

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
Feb. 24, 2015	Yes	House vote 83	On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL	Official business
Feb. 24, 2015	No	House vote 82	On Passage, H R 636	Official business
Feb. 24, 2015	Yes	House vote 81	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 636	Official business
Feb. 24, 2015	Yes	House vote 80	On Passage, H R 644	Official business
Feb. 24, 2015	Yes	House vote 79	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 644	Official business
Feb. 24, 2015	No	House vote 78	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 101	Official business
Feb. 24, 2015	No	House vote 77	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 101	Official business
Nov. 14, 2014	Yes	House vote 516	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 4194	Travel difficulties
Jan. 28, 2014	Yes	House vote 25	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3008	Travel difficulties
Jan. 28, 2014	Yes	House vote 24	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2166	Travel difficulties

Other Representatives from California:

	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%