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Who Missed House Vote 279 (May 7, 2008)?

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This vote on motion to adjourn occurred on May 7, 2008. The vote failed with 137 votes in favor and 260 opposed.

Two out of 36 members of the House gave explanations for missing this vote.

Member Current Date Filed How they would have voted Reason for missing vote
Spencer Bachus III, R-Ala.
Timothy Bishop, D-N.Y. May 7, 2008 Nay Attending memorial services
Virginia Brown-Waite, R-Fla.
John Campbell III, R-Calif.
Christopher Cannon, R-Utah
K. Michael Conaway, R-Tex. ● May 20, 2008 Yea Attending memorial services
Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. ●
Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md. ●
Danny K. Davis, D-Ill. ●
Sam Farr, D-Calif. ●
Tom Feeney, R-Fla.
Vito Fossella Jr., R-N.Y.
Barton Gordon, D-Tenn.
Kay Granger, R-Tex. ●
Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md. ●
Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio ●
Mark Kirk, R-Ill.
Rick Larsen, D-Wash. ●
John Linder, R-Ga.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. ●
John Murtha, D-Pa.
Richard E. Neal, D-Mass. ●
Ronald Paul, R-Tex.
Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn. ●
Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y. ●
Laura Richardson, D-Calif.
Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill. ●
Joe Sestak, D-Pa.
Louise McIntosh Slaughter, D-N.Y. ●
Jackie Speier, D-Calif. ●
Thomas Tancredo, R-Colo.
Mark Udall, D-Colo.
James Walsh, R-N.Y.
Henry Waxman, D-Calif.
Joe Wilson, R-S.C. ●
Albert Wynn, D-Md.