Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
Democrat · Missouri's 5th District · in the House since 2005
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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver has missed 16 of 323 roll-call votes this Congress, 5.0% of them, 3.2 times as many as the typical House member (1.5%).
What they show up for, and what they skip
Emanuel Cleaver almost always votes on amendments (missed 0%) and votes on foreign affairs (0%).
By kind of vote
Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 5.0%
By topic
From the Library of Congress subject of each bill · topics with 10+ votes
Days of the week: missed 7.5% of Tuesday votes and 0% of Monday 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.
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: 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: missed 6 of 6
- Feb 25: voted every time
- 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: missed 1 of 1
- Mar 25: missed 4 of 4
- Mar 26: missed 3 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: voted every time
- Apr 29: voted every time
- Apr 30: missed 1 of 12
- May 12: voted every time
- May 13: voted every time
- 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: voted every time
- 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: missed 1 of 1
- Sep 14: voted every time
- Sep 15: voted every time
- Sep 16: voted every time
- Nov 9: voted every time
- Nov 10: voted every time
- 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 16 votes on 6 days
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Key votes missed
| Date | Vote | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act H.R. 4795 · On Passage · roll call 295 |
Passed | 237–169 |
| 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 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act H.R. 8029 · On Passage · roll call 104 |
Passed | 218–206 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security H.Res. 1128 · On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended · roll call 102 |
Passed | 225–187 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act H.R. 5103 · On Passage · roll call 101 |
Passed | 218–206 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Providing for consideration of (H.R. 8029) Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act; (H.R. 5103) Make the District of Co… H.Res. 1131 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 99 |
Passed | 214–210 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | American Water Stewardship Act H.R. 6422 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 97 |
Passed | 378–32 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act H.R. 4626 · On Passage · roll call 76 |
Passed | 217–190 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) the Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act; and providing … H.Res. 1075 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 74 |
Passed | 208–187 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | ROTOR Act S. 2503 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 72 |
Failed | 264–133 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Information Quality Assurance Act H.R. 6329 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 71 |
Passed | 362–1 |
Missed 16 votes in all; only the key ones are listed here.
Missed votes that could have changed the result
Votes Emanuel Cleaver 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 Their side lost Mar 25, 2026 · House #99Providing for consideration of (H.R. 8029) Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act; (H.R. 5103) Make the District of Columbia…On Agreeing to the Resolution · H.Res. 1131
It passed 214–210 with 4 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 214–214. 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 Their side lost Mar 25, 2026 · House #98Providing for consideration of (H.R. 8029) Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act; (H.R. 5103) Make the District of Columbia…On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1131
It passed 212–210 with 6 Republicans and 4 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 2 votes short and 4 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 212–214. 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 Their side lost Feb 24, 2026 · House #75Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances ActOn Motion to Recommit · H.R. 4626
It failed 197–208 with 17 Democrats and 10 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 12 votes short and 17 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).
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Feb 24, 2026 · House #74Providing 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).
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Feb 24, 2026 · House #73Providing 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).
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Absences decided it Their side lost Feb 24, 2026 · House #72ROTOR ActOn 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
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