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Rep. Elise Stefanik

Republican · New York's 21st District · in the House since 2015

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Rep. Elise Stefanik has missed 55 of 323 roll-call votes this Congress, 17% of them, 11 times as many as the typical House member (1.5%).

Missed this Congress
17%
55 of 323 · #10 of 430
Typical House member
1.5%
the chamber's median
Career
4.0%
61 of 1,532 since 2017
Longest absence
3 days
Apr 22 – Apr 27, 2026 · 10 votes

What they show up for, and what they skip

Elise Stefanik almost always votes on other votes (missed 0%) and spending bills (8%), but misses far more votes on environment (36%) and votes on crime and policing (30%).

By kind of vote

Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 17%

Suspension votes (75) 28%
Procedural votes (106) 17%
Final passage (84) 13%
Amendments (41) 9.8%
Spending bills (12) 8.3%
Other votes (5) 0%

By topic

From the Library of Congress subject of each bill · topics with 10+ votes

Environment (14) 36%
Crime and policing (10) 30%
Energy (19) 26%
Public lands (10) 20%
Congress itself (76) 18%
Government operations (14) 14%
Foreign affairs (15) 13%
Economy and public finance (32) 13%

Days of the week: missed 40% of Monday votes and 8.6% of Tuesday 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.

Jan 2026: 38 voted, 10 missed; Feb 2026: 22 voted, 8 missed; Mar 2026: 30 voted, 0 missed; Apr 2026: 34 voted, 13 missed; May 2026: 22 voted, 14 missed; Jun 2026: 40 voted, 2 missed; Jul 2026: 46 voted, 4 missed; Aug 2026: 2 voted, 0 missed; Sep 2026: 27 voted, 2 missed; Oct 2026: 0 voted, 0 missed; Nov 2026: 7 voted, 2 missed J2026 F M A M J J A S O N
  • Voted (yes, no or present)
  • Missed
  • Reason on record

Year by year

Share of votes missed. The gray tick is the typical House member.

2017 0.3%
2018 0.8%
2026 17%

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: voted every time
  • Jan 13: voted every time
  • Jan 14: voted every time
  • Jan 15: voted every time
  • Jan 20: missed 2 of 2
  • Jan 21: missed 5 of 5
  • Jan 22: missed 3 of 10
  • Feb 2: voted every time
  • Feb 3: voted every time
  • Feb 4: voted every time
  • Feb 9: missed 2 of 2
  • Feb 10: voted every time
  • Feb 11: voted every time
  • Feb 12: voted every time
  • Feb 24: missed 4 of 6
  • Feb 25: missed 2 of 2
  • Mar 4: voted every time
  • Mar 5: voted every time
  • Mar 17: voted every time
  • Mar 18: voted every time
  • Mar 19: voted every time
  • Mar 24: voted every time
  • Mar 25: voted every time
  • Mar 26: voted every time
  • 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: missed 2 of 2
  • Apr 21: voted every time
  • Apr 22: missed 7 of 7
  • Apr 23: missed 1 of 1
  • Apr 27: missed 2 of 2
  • Apr 29: voted every time
  • Apr 30: missed 1 of 12
  • May 12: missed 2 of 2
  • May 13: missed 10 of 10
  • May 14: voted every time
  • May 15: missed 2 of 2
  • May 20: voted every time
  • May 21: voted every time
  • Jun 3: voted every time
  • Jun 4: voted every time
  • Jun 8: missed 2 of 2
  • 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: missed 2 of 7
  • Jul 16: missed 2 of 2
  • 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: missed 2 of 2
  • Sep 15: voted every time
  • Sep 16: voted every time
  • Nov 9: voted every time
  • Nov 10: voted every time
  • Nov 11: missed 1 of 2
  • Nov 12: missed 1 of 2

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.

  1. No reason given 55 votes on 20 days

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Key votes missed

Passage votes, nominations and other votes that decided something.
DateVoteResultMargin
Nov 12, 2026 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2102) to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for conc…
H.Res. 1247 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 322
Passed 271–135
Nov 11, 2026 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act
H.R. 1013 · On Passage · roll call 321
Passed 295–128
Sep 14, 2026 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act
H.R. 3276 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 297
Passed 345–60
Sep 14, 2026 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act
H.R. 4219 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 296
Passed 371–33
Jul 16, 2026 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael…
H.R. 5362 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 248
Passed 418–0
Jun 8, 2026 Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
H.R. 8428 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 209
Passed 393–0
Jun 8, 2026 TRUE Accountability Act
H.R. 8466 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 208
Passed 384–0
May 15, 2026 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for …
H.R. 8469 · On Passage · roll call 175
Passed 400–15
May 13, 2026 Expressing support for law enforcement officers
H.Con.Res. 96 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 165
Passed 243–173
May 13, 2026 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
H.R. 1346 · On Passage · roll call 164
Passed 218–203
May 13, 2026 Providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect
H.Res. 1274 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 161
Passed 213–208
May 13, 2026 Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 5625); (H.R. 6260); (H.R. 8365); (H.R. 8469); and the concurren…
H.Res. 1275 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 159
Passed 214–208
May 12, 2026 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
H.R. 2853 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157
Passed 348–60
May 12, 2026 Save Our Shrimpers Act
H.R. 2071 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 156
Passed 391–18
Apr 30, 2026 To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Su…
S. 4465 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 155
Passed 261–111

Missed 55 votes in all; only the key ones are listed here.

Missed votes that could have changed the result

Votes Elise Stefanik missed where the members who didn't vote outnumbered the margin. "Their side lost" means most of their party voted on the losing side.

  • Absences could have flipped it Jul 16, 2026 · House #249
    Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
    On Motion to Recommit · H.R. 9237

    It failed 210–211 with 5 Republicans and 5 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 2 votes short and 5 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have passed 215–211. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (215–216).

  • Absences could have flipped it May 13, 2026 · House #160
    Providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect
    On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1274

    It passed 211–206 with 7 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 failed 211–212. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–212).

  • Absences could have flipped it May 13, 2026 · House #158
    Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 5625); (H.R. 6260); (H.R. 8365); (H.R. 8469); and the concurrent resol…
    On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1275

    It passed 211–208 with 7 Republicans and 4 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 3 votes short and 4 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 211–212. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–212).

  • Absences could have flipped it Apr 22, 2026 · House #131
    Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 4690; providing for consideration of the resolution H. Res. 1182; provid…
    On Agreeing to the Resolution · H.Res. 1189

    It passed 211–206 with 8 Democrats and 6 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 5 votes short and 8 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 211–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (217–214).

  • Absences could have flipped it Apr 22, 2026 · House #130
    Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 4690; providing for consideration of the resolution H. Res. 1182; provid…
    On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1189

    It passed 180–179 with 38 Republicans and 34 Democrats not voting. The losing side was one vote short and 34 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 180–213. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–213).

  • Absences could have flipped it Feb 25, 2026 · House #78
    Homeowner Energy Freedom Act
    On Passage · H.R. 4758

    It passed 210–199 with 15 Democrats and 7 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 11 votes short and 15 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 210–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (217–214).

  • Absences could have flipped it Feb 25, 2026 · House #77
    Homeowner Energy Freedom Act
    On Motion to Recommit · H.R. 4758

    It failed 198–208 with 16 Democrats and 10 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 11 votes short and 16 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have passed 214–208. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (214–218).

  • Absences could have flipped it Feb 24, 2026 · House #74
    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) the Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act; and providing for con…
    On Agreeing to the Resolution · H.Res. 1075

    It passed 208–187 with 27 Democrats and 10 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 21 votes short and 27 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 208–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–214).

  • Absences could have flipped it Feb 24, 2026 · House #73
    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) the Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act; and providing for con…
    On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1075

    It passed 208–189 with 25 Democrats and 10 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 19 votes short and 25 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 208–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–214).

  • Absences decided it Feb 24, 2026 · House #72
    ROTOR Act
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2503

    It failed 264–133 with 26 Democrats and 9 Republicans not voting. Had every absent member voted with their party, it would have passed 290–142.

How that compares

This member
17%
House median
1.5%
Republicans in the House
1.9%
New York delegation
3.5%

Data: the House Clerk and senate.gov, updated with every roll call. All members →

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