Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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Rep. John A. Yarmuth

D-Ky., 3rd District. Member since 2007. Website | Facebook

3.4%
votes missed
235 out of 6,906
28.9%
misses explained
68 out of 235
2
mistakes

John A. Yarmuth ranks 58th 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.
59
Ambiguous or no reason
9
Official business
2
Voted incorrectly

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.
23
Floor Votes
23
Suspension of the Rules
24
Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Nov. 19, 2009 Yes House vote 896 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H CON RES 214 Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 6, 2009 Yes House vote 848 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3639 Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 6, 2009 Yes House vote 4 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 5 Ambiguous or no reason
Oct. 6, 2009 Yea House vote 741 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 16 Ambiguous or no reason
June 4, 2009 Yes House vote 293 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H J RES 40 Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 24, 2009 Yea House vote 74 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 601 Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 24, 2009 Yea House vote 73 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 44 Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 24, 2009 Yea House vote 72 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 911 Ambiguous or no reason
March 27, 2007 Yea House vote 193 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 266 Ambiguous or no reason
March 27, 2007 Yea House vote 192 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 269 Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Kentucky:

Name Missed
John A. Yarmuth (D) 3.4%
Ed Whitfield (R) 3.2%
Harold Rogers (R) 2.0%
Brett Guthrie (R) 0.8%
Andy Barr (R) 0.6%
Thomas Massie (R) 0.1%

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

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