Rep. Derrick Van Orden
Republican · Wisconsin's 3rd District · in the House since 2023
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Rep. Derrick Van Orden has missed 36 of 323 roll-call votes this Congress, 11% of them, 7.2 times as many as the typical House member (1.5%).
What they show up for, and what they skip
Derrick Van Orden almost always votes on votes on armed forces and security (missed 0%) and votes on environment (0%), but misses far more votes on energy (21%) and votes on economy and public finance (19%).
By kind of vote
Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 11%
By topic
From the Library of Congress subject of each bill · topics with 10+ votes
Days of the week: missed 28% of Monday votes and 0% of Friday votes.
Votes cast and missed, month by month
Each bar is one month of roll calls in the 119th Congress. Shaded months have a reason on record.
- Voted (yes, no or present)
- Missed
- Reason on record
Year by year
Share of votes missed. The gray tick is the typical House member.
Earlier years are still loading.
Missed days in 2026
Each square is a day the House held votes. Darker means more votes missed that day.
- Jan 6: voted every time
- Jan 7: voted every time
- Jan 8: voted every time
- Jan 9: voted every time
- Jan 12: missed 3 of 3
- Jan 13: missed 8 of 8
- Jan 14: missed 5 of 5
- Jan 15: missed 3 of 3
- Jan 20: voted every time
- Jan 21: voted every time
- Jan 22: voted every time
- Feb 2: voted every time
- Feb 3: voted every time
- Feb 4: voted every time
- Feb 9: voted every time
- Feb 10: voted every time
- Feb 11: voted every time
- Feb 12: voted every time
- Feb 24: voted every time
- Feb 25: voted every time
- Mar 4: voted every time
- Mar 5: voted every time
- Mar 17: missed 4 of 4
- Mar 18: missed 1 of 4
- Mar 19: voted every time
- Mar 24: voted every time
- Mar 25: voted every time
- Mar 26: missed 2 of 3
- Mar 27: voted every time
- Apr 14: voted every time
- Apr 15: voted every time
- Apr 16: voted every time
- Apr 17: voted every time
- Apr 20: voted every time
- Apr 21: voted every time
- Apr 22: voted every time
- Apr 23: voted every time
- Apr 27: missed 2 of 2
- Apr 29: voted every time
- Apr 30: voted every time
- May 12: voted every time
- May 13: missed 2 of 10
- May 14: voted every time
- May 15: voted every time
- May 20: voted every time
- May 21: voted every time
- Jun 3: voted every time
- Jun 4: missed 2 of 7
- Jun 8: voted every time
- Jun 9: voted every time
- Jun 10: voted every time
- Jun 11: voted every time
- Jun 23: voted every time
- Jun 24: voted every time
- Jun 25: voted every time
- Jun 29: voted every time
- Jun 30: voted every time
- Jul 13: voted every time
- Jul 14: voted every time
- Jul 15: voted every time
- Jul 16: voted every time
- Jul 20: voted every time
- Jul 21: voted every time
- Jul 22: voted every time
- Jul 23: voted every time
- Aug 31: voted every time
- Sep 1: voted every time
- Sep 2: voted every time
- Sep 3: voted every time
- Sep 14: voted every time
- Sep 15: voted every time
- Sep 16: voted every time
- Nov 9: missed 2 of 2
- Nov 10: missed 2 of 3
- Nov 11: voted every time
- Nov 12: voted every time
Voted every time Missed every vote
Reasons on record
What the member or their office said, with the source. Absences with no reason given are listed as such.
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No reason given 36 votes on 12 days
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Key votes missed
| Date | Vote | Result | Margin |
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| Nov 10, 2026 | Impeaching Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanors H.Res. 1655 · On Motion to Refer · roll call 317 |
Passed | 211–204 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | American Enrichment Deployment Act H.R. 9612 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 316 |
Passed | 394–3 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act H.R. 3978 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 315 |
Passed | 397–2 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Fo… H.Con.Res. 84 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201 |
Failed | 92–324 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Clergy Act H.R. 227 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 139 |
Passed | 350–5 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act H.R. 7959 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 138 |
Passed | 346–10 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act H.R. 8029 · On Passage · roll call 104 |
Passed | 218–206 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act H.R. 556 · On Passage · roll call 93 |
Passed | 215–202 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act; providing fo… H.Res. 1115 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 91 |
Passed | 196–193 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act S. 3971 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 89 |
Passed | 345–41 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | MAWS Act H.R. 4294 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 88 |
Passed | 320–66 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act H.R. 2988 · On Passage · roll call 31 |
Passed | 213–205 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs App… H.R. 7006 · On Passage · roll call 28 |
Passed | 341–79 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7006) the Financial Services and General Government and National… H.Res. 992 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 25 |
Passed | 213–210 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | SHOWER Act H.R. 4593 · On Passage · roll call 23 |
Passed | 226–197 |
Missed 36 votes in all; only the key ones are listed here.
Missed votes that could have changed the result
Votes Derrick Van Orden missed where the members who didn't vote outnumbered the margin. "Their side lost" means most of their party voted on the losing side.
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Absences could have flipped it Nov 10, 2026 · House #318Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1013) to amend the Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans, and…On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1650
It passed 213–207 with 7 Democrats and 6 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 6 votes short and 7 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 213–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (219–214).
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Absences could have flipped it Nov 10, 2026 · House #317Impeaching Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanorsOn Motion to Refer · H.Res. 1655
It passed 211–204 with 11 Democrats and 7 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 7 votes short and 11 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 211–215. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–215).
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Absences could have flipped it Jun 4, 2026 · House #202Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from…On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1336
It passed 212–210 with 6 Republicans and 2 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 2 votes short and 2 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 212–212. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–212).
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Absences could have flipped it Mar 17, 2026 · House #91Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act; providing for consi…On Agreeing to the Resolution · H.Res. 1115
It passed 196–193 with 22 Republicans and 21 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 3 votes short and 21 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 196–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–214).
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Absences could have flipped it Mar 17, 2026 · House #90Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act; providing for consi…On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1115
It passed 196–192 with 22 Republicans and 22 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 4 votes short and 22 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 196–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–214).
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Absences could have flipped it Jan 15, 2026 · House #30Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings ActOn Motion to Recommit · H.R. 2988
It failed 206–210 with 9 Republicans and 6 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 5 votes short and 6 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have passed 212–210. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (212–219).
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Absences could have flipped it Jan 14, 2026 · House #25Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7006) the Financial Services and General Government and National Securi…On Agreeing to the Resolution · H.Res. 992
It passed 213–210 with 5 Republicans and 3 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 3 votes short and 3 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 213–213. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–213).
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Absences could have flipped it Jan 14, 2026 · House #24Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7006) the Financial Services and General Government and National Securi…On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 992
It passed 213–209 with 5 Republicans and 4 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 4 votes short and 4 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 213–213. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–213).
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Absences could have flipped it Jan 13, 2026 · House #16Providing for consideration of (H.R. 2988) Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act; (H.R. 2262) Flexi…On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 988
It passed 206–205 with 12 Republicans and 8 Democrats not voting. The losing side was one vote short and 8 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 206–213. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–213).
How that compares
Data: the House Clerk and senate.gov, updated with every roll call. All members →