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Rep. Nydia Velázquez

Democrat · New York's 7th District · in the House since 1993

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Rep. Nydia Velázquez has missed 29 of 323 roll-call votes this Congress, 9.0% of them, 5.8 times as many as the typical House member (1.5%).

Missed this Congress
9.0%
29 of 323 · #35 of 430
Typical House member
1.5%
the chamber's median
Career
4.2%
64 of 1,532 since 2017
Longest absence
4 days
Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2026 · 12 votes

What they show up for, and what they skip

Nydia Velázquez almost always votes on amendments (missed 0%) and votes on armed forces and security (0%), but misses far more votes on energy (32%) and suspension votes (20%).

By kind of vote

Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 9.0%

Suspension votes (75) 20%
Spending bills (12) 8.3%
Final passage (84) 7.1%
Procedural votes (106) 6.6%
Amendments (41) 0%
Other votes (5) 0%

By topic

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

Energy (19) 32%
Crime and policing (10) 20%
Government operations (14) 14%
Finance (12) 8.3%
Agriculture and food (13) 7.7%
Congress itself (76) 6.6%
Economy and public finance (32) 3.1%
Armed forces and security (33) 0%

Days of the week: missed 18% of Tuesday 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: 22 voted, 8 missed; Mar 2026: 30 voted, 0 missed; Apr 2026: 47 voted, 0 missed; May 2026: 34 voted, 2 missed; Jun 2026: 37 voted, 5 missed; Jul 2026: 50 voted, 0 missed; Aug 2026: 0 voted, 2 missed; Sep 2026: 18 voted, 11 missed; Oct 2026: 0 voted, 0 missed; Nov 2026: 8 voted, 1 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 1.8%
2018 4.4%
2026 9.0%

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: 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 6 of 6
  • Feb 25: missed 2 of 2
  • 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: voted every time
  • Apr 23: voted every time
  • Apr 27: voted every time
  • Apr 29: voted every time
  • Apr 30: voted every time
  • 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: 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: missed 2 of 2
  • Jun 24: missed 2 of 2
  • Jun 25: missed 1 of 1
  • 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: voted every time
  • Sep 15: voted every time
  • Sep 16: missed 1 of 7
  • Nov 9: missed 1 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 29 votes on 12 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
Sep 16, 2026 Retire through Ownership Act
S. 2403 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 314
Passed 401–14
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
Jun 25, 2026 Financial Exploitation Prevention Act
H.R. 2478 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 227
Passed 414–2
Jun 24, 2026 Small Business Technological Advancement Act
H.R. 915 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 226
Passed 414–4
Jun 24, 2026 Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act
H.R. 7401 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 225
Passed 415–0

Missed 29 votes in all; only the key ones are listed here.

Missed votes that could have changed the result

Votes Nydia Velázquez 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 decided it Their side lost Sep 1, 2026 · House #288
    Providing 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.

  • Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Sep 1, 2026 · House #287
    Providing 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).

  • Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Feb 25, 2026 · House #78
    Homeowner Energy Freedom Act
    On Passage · H.R. 4758

    It passed 210–199 with 15 Democrats and 7 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 11 votes short and 15 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 210–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (217–214).

  • Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Feb 25, 2026 · House #77
    Homeowner Energy Freedom Act
    On Motion to Recommit · H.R. 4758

    It failed 198–208 with 16 Democrats and 10 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 11 votes short and 16 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have passed 214–208. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (214–218).

  • Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Feb 24, 2026 · House #75
    Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act
    On Motion to Recommit · H.R. 4626

    It failed 197–208 with 17 Democrats and 10 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 12 votes short and 17 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have passed 214–208. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (214–218).

  • Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Feb 24, 2026 · House #74
    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) the Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act; and providing for con…
    On Agreeing to the Resolution · H.Res. 1075

    It passed 208–187 with 27 Democrats and 10 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 21 votes short and 27 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).

  • Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Feb 24, 2026 · House #73
    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) the Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act; and providing for con…
    On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1075

    It passed 208–189 with 25 Democrats and 10 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 19 votes short and 25 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).

  • Absences decided it Their side lost Feb 24, 2026 · House #72
    ROTOR Act
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2503

    It failed 264–133 with 26 Democrats and 9 Republicans not voting. Had every absent member voted with their party, it would have passed 290–142.

How that compares

This member
9.0%
House median
1.5%
Democrats in the House
1.2%
New York delegation
3.5%

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

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