Rep. John Garamendi
Democrat · California's 8th District · in the House since 2009
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Rep. John Garamendi has missed 41 of 323 roll-call votes this Congress, 13% of them, 8.2 times as many as the typical House member (1.5%).
What they show up for, and what they skip
John Garamendi almost always votes on amendments (missed 0%) and other votes (0%), but misses far more votes on crime and policing (30%) and votes on environment (29%).
By kind of vote
Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 13%
By topic
From the Library of Congress subject of each bill · topics with 10+ votes
Days of the week: missed 40% of Friday votes and 6.4% of Thursday 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: missed 1 of 5
- Jan 22: voted every time
- Feb 2: missed 1 of 2
- 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: 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: missed 4 of 4
- 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: missed 3 of 5
- 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: missed 2 of 2
- Sep 1: missed 7 of 7
- Sep 2: missed 2 of 2
- Sep 3: missed 1 of 1
- Sep 14: missed 2 of 2
- Sep 15: missed 10 of 10
- Sep 16: missed 7 of 7
- 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 41 votes on 12 days
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Key votes missed
| Date | Vote | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Retire through Ownership Act S. 2403 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 314 |
Passed | 401–14 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Water Resources Development Act H.R. 9497 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 313 |
Passed | 415–9 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Ratepayer Protection Act H.R. 9340 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 312 |
Passed | 417–3 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by … H.J.Res. 213 · On Passage · roll call 311 |
Passed | 214–208 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | PROOF Act H.R. 10326 · On Passage · roll call 310 |
Passed | 217–207 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | National Fraud Enforcement Division Act H.R. 9576 · On Passage · roll call 309 |
Passed | 352–72 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expe… H.R. 5334 · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · roll call 308 |
Passed | 262–159 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed … H.Con.Res. 93 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 307 |
Passed | 220–204 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted … H.J.Res. 210 · On Passage · roll call 306 |
Passed | 216–211 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act H.R. 9500 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 305 |
Passed | 408–17 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Diesel Emissions Reduction Act H.R. 2140 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 304 |
Passed | 343–79 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Whistleblower Protection Act H.R. 4646 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 303 |
Passed | 424–0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act H.R. 8278 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 302 |
Passed | 417–7 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | GUARD Act H.R. 2978 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 301 |
Passed | 414–7 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing for consideration of the joint re… H.Res. 1530 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 300 |
Passed | 214–211 |
Missed 41 votes in all; only the key ones are listed here.
Missed votes that could have changed the result
Votes John Garamendi 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 Sep 15, 2026 · House #300Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing for consideration of the joint resolutio…On Agreeing to the Resolution · H.Res. 1530
It passed 214–211 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 214–214. 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 Their side lost Sep 15, 2026 · House #299Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing for consideration of the joint resolutio…On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1530
It passed 214–208 with 6 Democrats and 5 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 6 votes short and 6 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 (219–214).
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Absences decided it Their side lost Sep 1, 2026 · House #288Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R. 4795); providing for consideration of the re…On Agreeing to the Resolution · H.Res. 1499
It passed 210–208 with 8 Democrats and 6 Republicans not voting. Had every absent member voted with their party, it would have failed 216–216.
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Sep 1, 2026 · House #287Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R. 4795); providing for consideration of the re…On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1499
It passed 212–205 with 8 Democrats and 7 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 7 votes short and 8 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 212–213. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (219–213).
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost May 21, 2026 · House #189Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActOn Motion to Recommit · H.R. 1041
It failed 208–210 with 8 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 passed 212–210. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (212–218).
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Mar 27, 2026 · House #107Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) Department of Homeland Security Appropriati…On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1142
It passed 209–206 with 9 Republicans and 8 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 3 votes short and 8 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 209–214. 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 27, 2026 · House #106On Motion to AdjournOn Motion to Adjourn
It passed 208–197 with 17 Democrats and 10 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 11 votes short and 17 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).
How that compares
Data: the House Clerk and senate.gov, updated with every roll call. All members →