A 2011 House amendment concerning labor agreements on federal construction projects passed by a single vote and prompted explanations from eight of the 25 House members who did not vote, including three Republicans who said they opposed the amendment.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by ProPublica's original reporting, with the same passage syndicated verbatim by Truthdig and HuffPost. These are reprints rather than independent corroboration of the underlying House vote records, but no conflicting information was found. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- The Dog Ate My Vote: How Congress Explains Its Absences (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-dog-ate-my-vote-how-members-of-congress-explain-their-absences/ (corroboration)
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-dog-ate-my-vote-how-congress-explains-its-absences_n_5642778de4b060377346cc06 (corroboration)