Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

This database was last updated in November 2015 and should only be used as a historical snapshot.

Rep. Lynn A. Westmoreland

R-Ga., 3rd District. Member since 2005. Website | Facebook

5.6%
votes missed
386 out of 6,906
50.0%
misses explained
193 out of 386
1
mistake

Lynn A. Westmoreland ranks 88th 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.
107
Personal or family matter
49
Medical matter
22
Ambiguous or no reason

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.
84
Floor Votes
49
Suspension of the Rules
61
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Nov. 9, 2007 Nay House vote 1043 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3495 Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007 Aye House vote 1042 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3997 Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007 Aye House vote 1041 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 162 Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007 Aye House vote 1040 Passage, Objections of the President Not Withstanding, H R 1495 Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007 Nay House vote 1039 On Motion to Refer the Resolution, H RES 799 Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007 Nay House vote 1038 On ordering the previous question, H RES 799 Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007 Nay House vote 1037 On Motion to Table, H RES 799 Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007 Aye House vote 1036 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 744 Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007 Aye House vote 1035 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 513 Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007 Aye House vote 1034 On Closing Portions of the Conference, H R 3222 Personal or family matter

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

Email Derek Willis