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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
April 15, 2011	No	House vote 197	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 839	Medical matter
April 15, 2011	No	House vote 196	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 839	Medical matter
April 15, 2011	No	House vote 195	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 839	Medical matter
April 15, 2011	Yes	House vote 194	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 839	Medical matter
June 18, 2008	Yea	House vote 416	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1275	Ambiguous or no reason
June 18, 2008	Yea	House vote 415	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3702	Ambiguous or no reason
June 18, 2008	Yea	House vote 414	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2964	Ambiguous or no reason

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%