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Rep. Michael McCaul

Republican · Texas's 10th District · in the House since 2005

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Rep. Michael McCaul has missed 57 of 323 roll-call votes this Congress, 18% of them, 11.4 times as many as the typical House member (1.5%).

Missed this Congress
18%
57 of 323 · #9 of 430
Typical House member
1.5%
the chamber's median
Career
5.4%
82 of 1,532 since 2017
Longest absence
4 days
Jan 6 – Jan 9, 2026 · 12 votes

What they show up for, and what they skip

Michael McCaul almost always votes on amendments (missed 5%) and votes on environment (7%), but misses far more other votes (60%) and suspension votes (39%).

By kind of vote

Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 18%

Other votes (5) 60%
Suspension votes (75) 39%
Spending bills (12) 25%
Final passage (84) 11%
Procedural votes (106) 10%
Amendments (41) 4.9%

By topic

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

Energy (19) 26%
Agriculture and food (13) 23%
Government operations (14) 21%
Crime and policing (10) 20%
Economy and public finance (32) 19%
Congress itself (76) 16%
Finance (12) 8.3%
Environment (14) 7.1%

Days of the week: missed 60% of Monday votes and 6.0% of Wednesday 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: 34 voted, 14 missed; Feb 2026: 29 voted, 1 missed; Mar 2026: 25 voted, 5 missed; Apr 2026: 37 voted, 10 missed; May 2026: 34 voted, 2 missed; Jun 2026: 35 voted, 7 missed; Jul 2026: 47 voted, 3 missed; Aug 2026: 0 voted, 2 missed; Sep 2026: 19 voted, 10 missed; Oct 2026: 0 voted, 0 missed; Nov 2026: 6 voted, 3 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 2.8%
2018 1.0%
2026 18%

Missed days in 2026

Each square is a day the House held votes. Darker means more votes missed that day.

  • Jan 6: missed 1 of 1
  • Jan 7: missed 3 of 3
  • Jan 8: missed 7 of 7
  • Jan 9: missed 1 of 1
  • Jan 12: missed 1 of 3
  • Jan 13: voted every time
  • Jan 14: voted every time
  • Jan 15: voted every time
  • Jan 20: missed 1 of 2
  • 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 1 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: voted every time
  • Mar 26: voted every time
  • Mar 27: missed 4 of 4
  • Apr 14: missed 2 of 2
  • Apr 15: voted every time
  • Apr 16: voted every time
  • Apr 17: voted every time
  • Apr 20: missed 2 of 2
  • Apr 21: missed 3 of 3
  • Apr 22: voted every time
  • Apr 23: voted every time
  • 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: 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: missed 1 of 9
  • 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: voted every time
  • Jul 15: missed 1 of 7
  • 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: voted every time
  • Sep 15: voted every time
  • Sep 16: voted every time
  • Nov 9: missed 2 of 2
  • Nov 10: missed 1 of 3
  • 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 57 votes on 27 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 3, 2026 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
H.R. 4795 · On Passage · roll call 295
Passed 237–169
Sep 2, 2026 Protecting Domestic Mining Act
H.R. 1501 · On Passage · roll call 294
Passed 218–201
Sep 2, 2026 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the Unite…
H.J.Res. 1 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 293
Failed 212–206
Sep 1, 2026 In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
H.Res. 1498 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 292
Passed 413–2
Sep 1, 2026 To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations con…
H.R. 9436 · On Passage · roll call 291
Passed 219–196
Sep 1, 2026 Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes
H.Res. 1490 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 289
Passed 220–192
Sep 1, 2026 Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R. 4795); providing for consideration of…
H.Res. 1499 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 288
Passed 210–208
Sep 1, 2026 AGOA Extension Act
H.R. 6500 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments · roll call 286
Passed 370–48
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 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 57 votes in all; only the key ones are listed here.

Missed votes that could have changed the result

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

How that compares

This member
18%
House median
1.5%
Republicans in the House
1.9%
Texas delegation
4.2%

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

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