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Rep. Don Young

R-Alaska, 1st District. Member since 1973. Website | Facebook

12.0%
votes missed
828 out of 6,906
15.5%
misses explained
128 out of 828
0
mistakes

Don Young ranks 38th 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.
78
Medical matter
23
Ambiguous or no reason
16
Personal or family matter

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.
50
Floor Votes
23
Suspension of the Rules
55
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

H R 1337, 2007 (vote 616)

50%
yes no
208
211

To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the District

Explanation
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H R 3093, 2007 (vote 743)

50%
yes no
209
215

Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2008

Explanation
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H R 1286, 2008 (vote 483)

50%
yes no
202
211

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act

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H R 1, 2011 (vote 68)

50%
yes no
217
209

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H CON RES 316, 2008 (vote 132)

50%
yes no
211
204

Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses

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H RES 1500, 2010 (vote 428)

50%
yes no
215
210

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 4899) making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010

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H R 1214, 2011 (vote 288)

50%
yes no
205
210

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H CON RES 312, 2008 (vote 141)

50%
yes no
212
207

Revising the congressional Budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.

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H R 3161, 2007 (vote 814)

50%
yes no
212
216

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

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H R 2219, 2011 (vote 500)

50%
yes no
212
208

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All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Jan. 13, 2015 Yes House vote 6 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 5 Personal or family matter
Jan. 13, 2015 No House vote 5 On Motion to Commit with Instructions, H RES 5 Personal or family matter
Jan. 13, 2015 Yes House vote 4 On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 5 Personal or family matter
Jan. 13, 2015 Yes House vote 3 Table Motion to Refer, H RES 5 Personal or family matter
Jan. 13, 2015 Boehner House vote 2 Election of the Speaker, Personal or family matter
Jan. 13, 2015 Present House vote 1 Call by States, QUORUM Personal or family matter
March 4, 2013 Yea House vote 55 On Passage, S 47 Medical matter
Feb. 2, 2010 Aye House vote 16 Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 730 Attending memorial services
Feb. 2, 2010 Aye House vote 15 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1021 Attending memorial services
Feb. 2, 2010 No House vote 14 On Passage, H R 1065 Attending memorial services

Other Representatives from Alaska:

Name Missed
Don Young (R) 12.0%

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