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Rep. Mónica De La Cruz

Republican · Texas's 15th District · in the House since 2023

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Rep. Mónica De La Cruz has missed 21 of 323 roll-call votes this Congress, 6.5% of them, 4.2 times as many as the typical House member (1.5%).

Missed this Congress
6.5%
21 of 323 · #49 of 430
Typical House member
1.5%
the chamber's median
Career
6.5%
21 of 323 since 2026
Longest absence
4 days
Apr 20 – Apr 23, 2026 · 13 votes

What they show up for, and what they skip

Mónica De La Cruz almost always votes on amendments (missed 0%) and votes on economy and public finance (0%), but misses far more votes on energy (21%).

By kind of vote

Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 6.5%

Procedural votes (106) 8.5%
Suspension votes (75) 8.0%
Final passage (84) 7.1%
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

Energy (19) 21%
Environment (14) 14%
Finance (12) 8.3%
Congress itself (76) 7.9%
Armed forces and security (33) 6.1%
Economy and public finance (32) 0%
Foreign affairs (15) 0%
Government operations (14) 0%

Days of the week: missed 12% 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: 48 voted, 0 missed; Feb 2026: 29 voted, 1 missed; Mar 2026: 30 voted, 0 missed; Apr 2026: 34 voted, 13 missed; May 2026: 36 voted, 0 missed; Jun 2026: 42 voted, 0 missed; Jul 2026: 50 voted, 0 missed; Aug 2026: 2 voted, 0 missed; Sep 2026: 29 voted, 0 missed; Oct 2026: 0 voted, 0 missed; Nov 2026: 2 voted, 7 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 6.5%

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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: 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: 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: missed 2 of 2
  • Apr 21: missed 3 of 3
  • Apr 22: missed 7 of 7
  • Apr 23: missed 1 of 1
  • 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: voted every time
  • 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: missed 3 of 3
  • Nov 11: missed 2 of 2
  • Nov 12: missed 2 of 2

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 21 votes on 8 days

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Key votes missed

Passage votes, nominations and other votes that decided something.
DateVoteResultMargin
Nov 12, 2026 Major Richard Star Act
H.R. 2102 · On Passage · roll call 323
Passed 392–18
Nov 12, 2026 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2102) to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for conc…
H.Res. 1247 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 322
Passed 271–135
Nov 11, 2026 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act
H.R. 1013 · On Passage · roll call 321
Passed 295–128
Nov 10, 2026 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1013) to amend the Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) pla…
H.Res. 1650 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 319
Passed 215–209
Nov 10, 2026 Impeaching Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanors
H.Res. 1655 · On Motion to Refer · roll call 317
Passed 211–204
Apr 23, 2026 HEATS Act
H.R. 5587 · On Passage · roll call 137
Passed 231–186
Apr 22, 2026 FIRE Act
H.R. 6387 · On Passage · roll call 136
Passed 220–198
Apr 22, 2026 Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act
H.R. 4690 · On Passage · roll call 134
Passed 215–202
Apr 22, 2026 Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppli…
H.Res. 1182 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 132
Passed 220–196
Apr 22, 2026 Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 4690; providing for consideration of the resolution H. Res. 1182;…
H.Res. 1189 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 131
Passed 211–206
Apr 21, 2026 To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are requi…
S. 1020 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 129
Passed 394–14
Apr 21, 2026 Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act
H.R. 2493 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 128
Passed 406–4
Apr 21, 2026 Kari’s Law Reporting Act
H.R. 5201 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 127
Passed 405–5
Apr 20, 2026 Emergency Reporting Act
H.R. 5200 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 126
Passed 386–7
Apr 20, 2026 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act
H.R. 1681 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 125
Passed 384–9

Missed 21 votes in all; only the key ones are listed here.

Missed votes that could have changed the result

Votes Mónica De La Cruz 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
6.5%
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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