Granger, who is retiring at the end of this Congress after serving since 1997, has not cast a vote in the House since July.

The son of Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) confirmed that his mother has “dementia issues” that have kept her away from Congress in recent months, the Dallas Morning News reported Sunday. “It’s been a hard year,” Brandon Granger, 52, was quoted as saying by the newspaper. He also said she was living in Traditions Senior Living in Fort Worth, Texas.