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Rep. Thomas Massie

Republican · Kentucky's 4th District · in the House since 2012

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Rep. Thomas Massie 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 · #50 of 430
Typical House member
1.5%
the chamber's median
Career
2.2%
33 of 1,532 since 2017
Longest absence
2 days
May 20 – May 21, 2026 · 16 votes

What they show up for, and what they skip

Thomas Massie almost always votes on amendments (missed 0%) and votes on economy and public finance (0%), but misses far more votes on finance (33%) and votes on armed forces and security (18%).

By kind of vote

Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 6.5%

Suspension votes (75) 15%
Final passage (84) 6.0%
Procedural votes (106) 4.7%
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

Finance (12) 33%
Armed forces and security (33) 18%
Crime and policing (10) 10%
Government operations (14) 7.1%
Congress itself (76) 2.6%
Economy and public finance (32) 0%
Energy (19) 0%
Foreign affairs (15) 0%

Days of the week: missed 16% of Monday 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.

Jan 2026: 48 voted, 0 missed; Feb 2026: 28 voted, 2 missed; Mar 2026: 30 voted, 0 missed; Apr 2026: 47 voted, 0 missed; May 2026: 19 voted, 17 missed; Jun 2026: 42 voted, 0 missed; Jul 2026: 48 voted, 2 missed; Aug 2026: 2 voted, 0 missed; Sep 2026: 29 voted, 0 missed; Oct 2026: 0 voted, 0 missed; Nov 2026: 9 voted, 0 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 0.1%
2018 2.2%
2026 6.5%

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 2 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: 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: voted every time
  • May 13: voted every time
  • May 14: missed 1 of 6
  • May 15: voted every time
  • May 20: missed 11 of 11
  • May 21: missed 5 of 5
  • 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: missed 2 of 2
  • 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: 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 21 votes on 5 days

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Key votes missed

Passage votes, nominations and other votes that decided something.
DateVoteResultMargin
Jul 20, 2026 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
H.R. 8823 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 251
Passed 396–0
Jul 20, 2026 EARLY Act Reauthorization
H.R. 4541 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 250
Passed 394–6
May 21, 2026 Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act
H.R. 6047 · On Passage · roll call 191
Passed 235–179
May 21, 2026 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
H.R. 1041 · On Passage · roll call 190
Passed 216–201
May 21, 2026 Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
H.R. 1329 · On Passage · roll call 188
Failed 204–216
May 20, 2026 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; providing for consi…
H.Res. 1300 · On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 186
Passed 208–207
May 20, 2026 PROTECT Kids Act
H.R. 2616 · On Passage · roll call 184
Passed 217–198
May 20, 2026 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
H.R. 1993 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 182
Passed 415–0
May 20, 2026 Lulu’s Law
S. 1003 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 181
Passed 401–6
May 20, 2026 Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
S. 2393 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 180
Passed 405–5
May 20, 2026 Community Bank Deposit Access Act
H.R. 5317 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 179
Passed 393–16
May 20, 2026 American Access to Banking Act
H.R. 4544 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 178
Passed 405–4
May 20, 2026 Keeping Deposits Local Act
H.R. 3234 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 177
Passed 405–0
May 14, 2026 Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act
H.R. 6260 · On Passage · roll call 169
Passed 243–179
Feb 2, 2026 Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act
H.R. 3123 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 50
Passed 405–1

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

Missed votes that could have changed the result

Votes Thomas Massie 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 May 21, 2026 · House #189
    Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
    On Motion to Recommit · H.R. 1041

    It failed 208–210 with 8 Republicans and 4 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 3 votes short and 4 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have passed 212–210. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (212–218).

  • Absences could have flipped it May 21, 2026 · House #187
    Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
    On Motion to Recommit · H.R. 1329

    It failed 209–209 with 9 Republicans and 3 Democrats not voting. The losing side was one vote short and 3 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have passed 212–209. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (212–218).

  • Absences could have flipped it May 20, 2026 · House #186
    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; providing for consideratio…
    On Agreeing to the Resolution · H.Res. 1300

    It passed 208–207 with 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats not voting. The losing side was one vote short and 5 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 208–212. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–212).

  • Absences could have flipped it May 20, 2026 · House #185
    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; providing for consideratio…
    On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1300

    It passed 209–207 with 9 Republicans and 5 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 2 votes short and 5 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 209–212. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–212).

  • Absences could have flipped it May 20, 2026 · House #183
    PROTECT Kids Act
    On Motion to Recommit · H.R. 2616

    It failed 207–208 with 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 2 votes short and 5 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have passed 212–208. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (212–218).

How that compares

This member
6.5%
House median
1.5%
Republicans in the House
1.9%
Kentucky delegation
2.7%

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

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