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Rep. Scott Garrett

R-N.J., 5th District. Member since 2003. Website | Facebook

1.7%

votes missed

117 out of 6,906

7.7%

misses explained

9 out of 117

mistake

Scott Garrett ranks 217th 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

Attending memorial services

Voted incorrectly

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
July 23, 2015		House vote 447	On Passage, H R 2898	Personal or family matter
July 23, 2015		House vote 446	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2898	Personal or family matter
July 23, 2015		House vote 445	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2898	Personal or family matter
July 23, 2015		House vote 444	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2898	Personal or family matter
July 23, 2015		House vote 443	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2898	Personal or family matter
April 29, 2015	Aye	House vote 175	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1324	Attending memorial services
April 29, 2015	Aye	House vote 174	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 373	Attending memorial services
Nov. 18, 2014	Aye	House vote 520	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 5162	Attending memorial services
May 23, 2014	Aye	House vote 231	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4435	Voted incorrectly
Feb. 10, 2011	Yea	House vote 26	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 514	Personal or family 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%