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Rep. John C. Carney Jr.

D-Del., 1st District. Member since 2011. Website | Facebook

2.9%
votes missed
98 out of 3,379
70.4%
misses explained
69 out of 98
1
mistake

John C. Carney Jr. ranks 152nd 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.
69
Ambiguous or no reason
1
Voted incorrectly
1
Other

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.
24
Floor Votes
15
Suspension of the Rules
32
Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Aug. 1, 2014 Aye House vote 409 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5016 Ambiguous or no reason
Aug. 1, 2014 Yea House vote 408 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 669 Ambiguous or no reason
Aug. 1, 2014 Yea House vote 407 On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 669 Ambiguous or no reason
Aug. 1, 2014 Yea House vote 406 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 5029 Ambiguous or no reason
Aug. 1, 2014 Yea House vote 405 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 4195 Ambiguous or no reason
Aug. 1, 2014 Nay House vote 404 On Passage, H R 4718 Ambiguous or no reason
Aug. 1, 2014 Yea House vote 403 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 4718 Ambiguous or no reason
Aug. 1, 2014 Nay House vote 402 On Passage, H R 4923 Ambiguous or no reason
Aug. 1, 2014 Yea House vote 401 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 4923 Ambiguous or no reason
Aug. 1, 2014 No House vote 400 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4923 Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Delaware:

Name Missed
John C. Carney Jr. (D) 2.9%

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