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Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen

R-N.J., 11th District. Member since 1995. Website | Facebook

2.4%

votes missed

168 out of 6,906

39.9%

misses explained

67 out of 168

mistakes

Rodney P. Frelinghuysen ranks 343rd 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.

Medical matter

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

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H R 658, 2011 (vote 214)

50%

yes no

207

215

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 658, 2011 (vote 218)

50%

yes no

215

209

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Feb. 14, 2014	Aye	House vote 60	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, S 25	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 5, 2012	Aye	House vote 613	On Passage, H R 6429	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 5, 2012	Yes	House vote 610	On motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 915	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 5, 2012	Yes	House vote 609	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 5997	Ambiguous or no reason
April 15, 2011	Yes	House vote 253	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 1363	Medical matter
April 15, 2011	Yes	House vote 252	On Passage, H J RES 37	Medical matter
April 15, 2011	Yes	House vote 251	Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair, H J RES 37	Medical matter
April 15, 2011	Yes	House vote 250	On Consideration of the Joint Resolution, H J RES 37	Medical matter
April 15, 2011	Yes	House vote 249	On Passage, H R 910	Medical matter
April 15, 2011	No	House vote 248	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 910	Medical matter

Other Representatives from New Jersey:

	Name	Missed
	Donald M. Payne Jr. (D)	9.1%
	Bill Pascrell Jr. (D)	4.8%
	Albio Sires (D)	4.5%
	Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R)	2.4%
	Frank Pallone Jr. (D)	2.4%
	Christopher H. Smith (R)	2.1%
	Scott Garrett (R)	1.7%
	Donald Norcross (D)	0.8%
	Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)	0.7%
	Frank A. LoBiondo (R)	0.2%
	Leonard Lance (R)	0.0%
	Thomas MacArthur (R)	0.0%