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Rep. John Conyers Jr.

D-Mich., 13th District. Member since 1965. Website | Facebook

7.6%

votes missed

526 out of 6,906

33.3%

misses explained

175 out of 526

mistakes

John Conyers Jr. ranks 33rd in votes missed of the 434 voting lawmakers in the current Congress, which began this year.

Most Common Explanation Types

ProPublica categorized the many reasons members gave for missing votes. Of these explanations —which are not mandatory— half of all explanations are unclear, simply restating the absence. Also commonly cited are personal and family obligations, and ill health.

Personal or family matter

Ambiguous or no reason

Official business

Types of Votes Explained

We classified votes into three categories: On amendments to bills, which are numerous and can be voted on very quickly; on bills considered “under suspension of the rules,” which are usually uncontroversial and require two-thirds support for passage, and on “floor votes,” which include votes “on passage” and require a simple majority for approval.

Floor Votes

114

Suspension of the Rules

Amendments

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H R 2560, 2007 (vote 439)

50%

yes no

204

213

Human Cloning Prohibition Act

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 1286, 2008 (vote 483)

50%

yes no

202

211

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act

Who else missed this vote?

H R 5855, 2012 (vote 348)

50%

yes no

211

202

Who else missed this vote?

H R 5855, 2012 (vote 365)

50%

yes no

204

210

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2847, 2009 (vote 360)

50%

yes no

212

216

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Sept. 17, 2009	No	House vote 718	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 3221	Voted incorrectly
July 20, 2009	Yea	House vote 595	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2245	Personal or family matter
July 20, 2009	Yea	House vote 594	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 607	Personal or family matter
July 20, 2009	Yea	House vote 593	On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL	Personal or family matter
July 14, 2009	Yea	House vote 536	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 402	Ambiguous or no reason
July 14, 2009	Yea	House vote 535	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1037	Ambiguous or no reason
July 14, 2009	Yea	House vote 534	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 469	Ambiguous or no reason
July 14, 2009	Yea	House vote 533	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 612	Ambiguous or no reason
June 25, 2009	No	House vote 460	On Passage, H R 2647	Official business
June 25, 2009	No	House vote 459	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2647	Official business

Other Representatives from Michigan:

	Name	Missed
	John Conyers Jr. (D)	7.6%
	Debbie Dingell (D)	4.8%
	John R. Moolenaar (R)	2.1%
	Sander M. Levin (D)	1.8%
	Dan Benishek (R)	1.5%
	Tim Walberg (R)	1.4%
	Bill Huizenga (R)	1.2%
	Brenda L. Lawrence (D)	1.0%
	Daniel T. Kildee (D)	1.0%
	David A. Trott (R)	0.7%
	Fred Upton (R)	0.4%
	Candice S. Miller (R)	0.4%
	Mike Bishop (R)	0.3%
	Justin Amash (R)	0.0%