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Rep. John James

Republican · Michigan's 10th District · in the House since 2023

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Rep. John James has missed 33 of 323 roll-call votes this Congress, 10% of them, 6.6 times as many as the typical House member (1.5%).

Missed this Congress
10%
33 of 323 · #28 of 430
Typical House member
1.5%
the chamber's median
Career
10%
33 of 323 since 2026
Longest absence
2 days
Jul 13 – Jul 14, 2026 · 7 votes

What they show up for, and what they skip

John James almost always votes on amendments (missed 0%) and spending bills (0%), but misses far more suspension votes (33%) and votes on finance (25%).

By kind of vote

Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 10%

Suspension votes (75) 33%
Procedural votes (106) 4.7%
Final passage (84) 3.6%
Amendments (41) 0%
Spending bills (12) 0%
Other votes (5) 0%

By topic

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

Finance (12) 25%
Energy (19) 16%
Environment (14) 14%
Government operations (14) 14%
Crime and policing (10) 10%
Public lands (10) 10%
Agriculture and food (13) 7.7%
Foreign affairs (15) 6.7%

Days of the week: missed 84% 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.

Jan 2026: 45 voted, 3 missed; Feb 2026: 27 voted, 3 missed; Mar 2026: 29 voted, 1 missed; Apr 2026: 44 voted, 3 missed; May 2026: 35 voted, 1 missed; Jun 2026: 36 voted, 6 missed; Jul 2026: 41 voted, 9 missed; Aug 2026: 0 voted, 2 missed; Sep 2026: 26 voted, 3 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.

2026 10%

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: 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: missed 1 of 3
  • 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: 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: missed 1 of 1
  • 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: voted every time
  • Apr 21: voted every time
  • Apr 22: missed 1 of 7
  • 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: voted every time
  • May 14: voted every time
  • May 15: voted every time
  • May 20: voted every time
  • May 21: missed 1 of 5
  • 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: missed 2 of 2
  • Jun 24: voted every time
  • Jun 25: voted every time
  • Jun 29: missed 2 of 2
  • Jun 30: voted every time
  • Jul 13: missed 2 of 2
  • Jul 14: missed 5 of 5
  • Jul 15: voted every time
  • Jul 16: voted every time
  • Jul 20: missed 2 of 2
  • Jul 21: voted every time
  • Jul 22: voted every time
  • Jul 23: voted every time
  • Aug 31: missed 2 of 2
  • 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: missed 1 of 7
  • Nov 9: missed 2 of 2
  • 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.

  1. No reason given 33 votes on 17 days

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Key votes missed

Passage votes, nominations and other votes that decided something.
DateVoteResultMargin
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
Sep 16, 2026 Retire through Ownership Act
S. 2403 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 314
Passed 401–14
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
Aug 31, 2026 Local Access to Courts Act
S. 32 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 285
Passed 378–10
Aug 31, 2026 Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
S. 307 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 284
Passed 376–8
Jul 20, 2026 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
H.R. 8823 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 251
Passed 396–0
Jul 20, 2026 EARLY Act Reauthorization
H.R. 4541 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 250
Passed 394–6
Jul 14, 2026 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
H.R. 1181 · On Passage · roll call 240
Passed 221–201
Jul 14, 2026 Sunshine Protection Act
H.R. 139 · On Passage · roll call 238
Passed 308–117
Jul 14, 2026 Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 139) Sunshine Protection Act; (H.R. 8595) National Security, De…
H.Res. 1423 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 237
Passed 215–211
Jul 13, 2026 Improving Travel for American Families Act
H.R. 8897 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 235
Passed 398–12
Jul 13, 2026 Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act
H.R. 3106 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 234
Passed 400–7
Jun 29, 2026 TRIA Program Reauthorization Act
H.R. 7128 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 229
Passed 373–15

Missed 33 votes in all; only the key ones are listed here.

Missed votes that could have changed the result

Votes John James 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 May 21, 2026 · House #187
    Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
    On Motion to Recommit · H.R. 1329

    It failed 209–209 with 9 Republicans and 3 Democrats not voting. The losing side was one vote short and 3 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have passed 212–209. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (212–218).

  • Absences could have flipped it Feb 3, 2026 · House #51
    Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148); providing for consideration of the join…
    On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1032

    It passed 212–210 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 failed 212–215. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (217–215).

How that compares

This member
10%
House median
1.5%
Republicans in the House
1.9%
Michigan delegation
2.5%

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

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