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Rep. Robert J. Wittman

R-Va., 1st District. Member since 2007. Website | Facebook

1.1%

votes missed

64 out of 5,745

37.5%

misses explained

24 out of 64

mistakes

Robert J. Wittman ranks 315th 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.

Personal or family matter

Ambiguous or no reason

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.

Floor Votes

Suspension of the Rules

Amendments

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H R 4847, 2008 (vote 159)

50%

yes no

205

209

United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 1, 2011 (vote 68)

50%

yes no

217

209

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
July 13, 2015	No	House vote 433	On Passage, H R 6	Ambiguous or no reason
June 16, 2015	Yea	House vote 365	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2559	Ambiguous or no reason
June 16, 2015	Yea	House vote 364	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 233	Ambiguous or no reason
May 21, 2014	Yea	House vote 217	On Passage, H R 10	Ambiguous or no reason
July 25, 2013	Nay	House vote 408	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Ambiguous or no reason
June 14, 2013	Aye	House vote 213	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1157	Ambiguous or no reason
June 14, 2013	Aye	House vote 212	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 251	Ambiguous or no reason
March 1, 2011	Yes	House vote 78	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1	Personal or family matter
March 1, 2011	Yes	House vote 77	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1	Personal or family matter
March 1, 2011	Yes	House vote 76	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1	Personal or family matter

Other Representatives from Virginia:

	Name	Missed
	J. Randy Forbes (R)	2.7%
	Robert Hurt (R)	2.2%
	Donald S. Beyer Jr. (D)	2.1%
	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D)	1.4%
	Dave Brat (R)	1.4%
	H. Morgan Griffith (R)	1.3%
	Barbara Comstock (R)	1.2%
	Robert J. Wittman (R)	1.1%
	Gerald E. Connolly (D)	0.8%
	Bob Goodlatte (R)	0.7%
	E. Scott Rigell (R)	0.7%