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Rep. Brian Higgins

D-N.Y., 26th District. Member since 2005. Website | Facebook

4.8%

votes missed

329 out of 6,906

39.5%

misses explained

130 out of 329

mistakes

Brian Higgins ranks 183rd 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

Attending memorial services

Personal or family matter

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 2055, 2011 (vote 413)

50%

yes no

204

203

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2642, 2013 (vote 546)

50%

yes no

195

204

Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
April 23, 2007	No	House vote 243	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1257	Ambiguous or no reason
April 23, 2007	No	House vote 242	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1257	Ambiguous or no reason
April 23, 2007	No	House vote 241	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1257	Ambiguous or no reason
April 23, 2007	No	House vote 240	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1257	Ambiguous or no reason
April 23, 2007	No	House vote 239	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1257	Ambiguous or no reason
April 23, 2007	No	House vote 238	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1257	Ambiguous or no reason
April 23, 2007	No	House vote 237	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1257	Ambiguous or no reason
April 23, 2007	No	House vote 236	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1257	Ambiguous or no reason
April 23, 2007	Yea	House vote 235	On Motion to Instruct Conferees, H R 1591	Ambiguous or no reason
April 23, 2007	Yea	House vote 234	On Passage, H R 1495	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from New York:

	Name	Missed
	Charles B. Rangel (D)	11.4%
	Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D)	9.3%
	Eliot L. Engel (D)	8.4%
	Gregory W. Meeks (D)	7.7%
	Daniel M. Donovan Jr. (R)	5.8%
	Grace Meng (D)	5.6%
	Carolyn B. Maloney (D)	5.6%
	Yvette D. Clarke (D)	5.3%
	Richard L. Hanna (R)	5.1%
	Brian Higgins (D)	4.8%
	Nydia M. Velázquez (D)	4.2%
	Jerrold Nadler (D)	4.1%
	Joseph Crowley (D)	2.9%
	Peter T. King (R)	2.6%
	Nita M. Lowey (D)	2.6%
	Steve Israel (D)	2.5%
	Hakeem S. Jeffries (D)	2.3%
	Kathleen M. Rice (D)	2.2%
	Tom Reed (R)	2.0%
	Chris Collins (R)	1.6%
	Sean Patrick Maloney (D)	1.6%
	José E. Serrano (D)	1.5%
	John Katko (R)	1.0%
	Christopher P. Gibson (R)	0.9%
	Paul Tonko (D)	0.5%
	Lee M. Zeldin (R)	0.2%
	Elise M. Stefanik (R)	0.0%