Rep. John Rutherford
Republican · Florida's 5th District · in the House since 2017
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Rep. John Rutherford has missed 13 of 323 roll-call votes this Congress, 4.0% of them, 2.6 times as many as the typical House member (1.5%).
What they show up for, and what they skip
John Rutherford almost always votes on amendments (missed 0%) and votes on armed forces and security (0%), but misses far more votes on economy and public finance (9%) and votes on congress itself (8%).
By kind of vote
Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 4.0%
By topic
From the Library of Congress subject of each bill · topics with 10+ votes
Days of the week: missed 10% of Friday votes and 0% 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.
- 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: missed 3 of 3
- Jan 8: missed 7 of 7
- Jan 9: missed 1 of 1
- 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: 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: 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: voted every time
- 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: 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: missed 1 of 2
- 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: 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 13 votes on 5 days
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Key votes missed
| Date | Vote | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act S. 307 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 284 |
Passed | 376–8 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Affordable HOMES Act H.R. 5184 · On Passage · roll call 12 |
Passed | 263–147 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Breaking the Gridlock Act H.R. 1834 · On Passage · roll call 11 |
Passed | 230–196 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock H.Res. 780 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 10 |
Passed | 224–202 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act H.R. 131 · Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding · roll call 9 |
Failed | 248–177 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act H.R. 504 · Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding · roll call 8 |
Failed | 236–188 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 202… H.R. 6938 · On Passage · roll call 7 |
Passed | 397–28 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) the SHOWER Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H… H.Res. 977 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 3 |
Passed | 214–212 |
Missed 13 votes in all; only the key ones are listed here.
Missed votes that could have changed the result
Votes John Rutherford 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 Apr 22, 2026 · House #130Providing 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).
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Absences could have flipped it Jan 7, 2026 · House #2Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) the SHOWER Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 518…On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 977
It passed 213–211 with 5 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 213–213. 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 →