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Rep. Scott DesJarlais

Republican · Tennessee's 4th District · in the House since 2011

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Rep. Scott DesJarlais has missed 16 of 323 roll-call votes this Congress, 5.0% of them, 3.2 times as many as the typical House member (1.5%).

Missed this Congress
5.0%
16 of 323 · #72 of 430
Typical House member
1.5%
the chamber's median
Career
4.4%
68 of 1,532 since 2017
Longest absence
—
no run of missed days

What they show up for, and what they skip

Scott DesJarlais almost always votes on votes on economy and public finance (missed 0%) and spending bills (0%), but misses far more suspension votes (11%).

By kind of vote

Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 5.0%

Other votes (5) 20%
Suspension votes (75) 11%
Procedural votes (106) 3.8%
Amendments (41) 2.4%
Final passage (84) 2.4%
Spending bills (12) 0%

By topic

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

Agriculture and food (13) 15%
Energy (19) 11%
Crime and policing (10) 10%
Public lands (10) 10%
Government operations (14) 7.1%
Congress itself (76) 3.9%
Armed forces and security (33) 3.0%
Economy and public finance (32) 0%

Days of the week: missed 16% 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: 47 voted, 1 missed; Feb 2026: 28 voted, 2 missed; Mar 2026: 26 voted, 4 missed; Apr 2026: 44 voted, 3 missed; May 2026: 36 voted, 0 missed; Jun 2026: 40 voted, 2 missed; Jul 2026: 50 voted, 0 missed; Aug 2026: 0 voted, 2 missed; Sep 2026: 29 voted, 0 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.

2017 4.4%
2018 4.2%
2026 5.0%

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: 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: voted every time
  • Feb 25: missed 2 of 2
  • Mar 4: voted every time
  • Mar 5: voted every time
  • Mar 17: missed 4 of 4
  • 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: missed 2 of 2
  • 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: missed 1 of 12
  • 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: missed 2 of 2
  • 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 2 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: 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 16 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
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 8, 2026 Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
H.R. 8428 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 209
Passed 393–0
Jun 8, 2026 TRUE Accountability Act
H.R. 8466 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 208
Passed 384–0
Apr 14, 2026 ALERT Act
H.R. 7613 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 110
Passed 396–10
Apr 14, 2026 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act
H.R. 1011 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 109
Passed 395–10
Mar 17, 2026 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act; providing fo…
H.Res. 1115 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 91
Passed 196–193
Mar 17, 2026 Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
S. 3971 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 89
Passed 345–41
Mar 17, 2026 MAWS Act
H.R. 4294 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 88
Passed 320–66
Feb 25, 2026 Homeowner Energy Freedom Act
H.R. 4758 · On Passage · roll call 78
Passed 210–199

Missed 16 votes in all; only the key ones are listed here.

Missed votes that could have changed the result

Votes Scott DesJarlais 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 Mar 17, 2026 · House #91
    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act; providing for consi…
    On Agreeing to the Resolution · H.Res. 1115

    It passed 196–193 with 22 Republicans and 21 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 3 votes short and 21 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 196–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–214).

  • Absences could have flipped it Mar 17, 2026 · House #90
    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act; providing for consi…
    On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1115

    It passed 196–192 with 22 Republicans and 22 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 4 votes short and 22 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 196–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–214).

  • Absences could have flipped it 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 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).

How that compares

This member
5.0%
House median
1.5%
Republicans in the House
1.9%
Tennessee delegation
3.7%

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

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