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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
March 12, 2009	Nay	House vote 122	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1262	Official business
Feb. 23, 2009	Yea	House vote 74	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 601	Personal or family matter
Feb. 23, 2009	Yea	House vote 73	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 44	Personal or family matter
Feb. 23, 2009	Yea	House vote 72	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 911	Personal or family matter
Jan. 13, 2009	Present	House vote 10	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 34	Voted incorrectly
Sept. 18, 2008	Yea	House vote 611	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 1441	Personal or family matter
Sept. 18, 2008	Yea	House vote 610	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 1441	Personal or family matter
Sept. 18, 2008	Yea	House vote 609	On Motion to Table, H RES 1460	Personal or family matter
Sept. 18, 2008	Aye	House vote 608	On Passage, H R 6604	Personal or family matter
Sept. 18, 2008	Nay	House vote 607	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 6604	Personal or family matter

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%