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Rep. Michael F. Doyle

D-Pa., 14th District. Member since 1995. Website | Facebook

5.9%

votes missed

405 out of 6,906

2.5%

misses explained

10 out of 405

mistakes

Michael F. Doyle ranks 67th 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.

Ambiguous or no reason

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

Suspension of the Rules

Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Feb. 3, 2014	No	House vote 31	On Agreeing to the Conference Report, H R 2642	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 2, 2011	Yes	House vote 881	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 364	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 2, 2011	No	House vote 880	On Passage, H R 527	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 2, 2011	Yes	House vote 879	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 527	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 2, 2011	Yes	House vote 878	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 527	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 2, 2011	Yes	House vote 877	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 527	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 2, 2011	Yes	House vote 876	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 527	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 2, 2011	Yes	House vote 875	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 527	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 2, 2011	Yes	House vote 874	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 527	Ambiguous or no reason
July 22, 2010	Yea	House vote 463	On Motion to Concur in the Senate amdt to the House amdt to the Senate amdt, H R 4213	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Pennsylvania:

	Name	Missed
	Brendan F. Boyle (D)	6.0%
	Michael F. Doyle (D)	5.9%
	Chaka Fattah (D)	5.1%
	Robert A. Brady (D)	4.6%
	Tom Marino (R)	4.4%
	Bill Shuster (R)	2.9%
	Joseph R. Pitts (R)	2.9%
	Lou Barletta (R)	2.7%
	Tim Murphy (R)	1.8%
	Matt Cartwright (D)	1.6%
	Michael G. Fitzpatrick (R)	1.3%
	Ryan A. Costello (R)	1.0%
	Glenn Thompson (R)	1.0%
	Scott Perry (R)	0.9%
	Patrick Meehan (R)	0.8%
	Mike Kelly (R)	0.4%
	Charles W. Dent (R)	0.3%
	Keith J. Rothfus (R)	0.2%