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Rep. Chris Van Hollen

D-Md., 8th District. Member since 2003. Website | Facebook

1.6%

votes missed

109 out of 6,906

26.6%

misses explained

29 out of 109

mistakes

Chris Van Hollen ranks 288th 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.

Ambiguous or no reason

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
Nov. 30, 2011	Nay	House vote 870	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 477	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 30, 2011	Nay	House vote 869	On Passage, H R 3094	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 30, 2011	Yea	House vote 868	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 3094	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 30, 2011	Yea	House vote 867	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3094	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 30, 2011	Yea	House vote 866	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3094	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 30, 2011	Yea	House vote 865	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3094	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 30, 2011	Yea	House vote 864	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3094	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 30, 2011	Yea	House vote 863	On Motion to Rise With Recommendation That Enacting Clause Be Stricken, H R 3094	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 16, 2011	No	House vote 842	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 463	Official business
Nov. 16, 2011	No	House vote 841	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2838	Official business

Other Representatives from Maryland:

	Name	Missed
	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D)	4.8%
	Steny H. Hoyer (D)	2.9%
	Elijah E. Cummings (D)	2.8%
	John K. Delaney (D)	2.0%
	Donna F. Edwards (D)	1.8%
	Chris Van Hollen (D)	1.6%
	John P. Sarbanes (D)	1.4%
	Andy Harris (R)	1.2%