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Rep. Bill Huizenga

R-Mich., 2nd District. Member since 2011. Website | Facebook

1.2%

votes missed

42 out of 3,379

78.6%

misses explained

33 out of 42

mistakes

Bill Huizenga ranks 288th 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

Ambiguous or no reason

Travel difficulties

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

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Aug. 3, 2012	Yea	House vote 539	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3803	Travel difficulties
Aug. 3, 2012	Yea	House vote 538	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 828	Travel difficulties
Aug. 3, 2012	No	House vote 537	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 679	Travel difficulties
July 12, 2012	Aye	House vote 413	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 697	Personal or family matter
July 12, 2012	Aye	House vote 412	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 697	Personal or family matter
July 12, 2012	Aye	House vote 388	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2938	Personal or family matter
July 12, 2012	Aye	House vote 387	On Passage, H R 2578	Personal or family matter
July 12, 2012	Nay	House vote 386	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2578	Personal or family matter
July 12, 2012	Nay	House vote 385	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2578	Personal or family matter
July 12, 2012	Nay	House vote 384	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2578	Personal or family matter

Other Representatives from Michigan:

	Name	Missed
	John Conyers Jr. (D)	7.6%
	Debbie Dingell (D)	4.8%
	John R. Moolenaar (R)	2.1%
	Sander M. Levin (D)	1.8%
	Dan Benishek (R)	1.5%
	Tim Walberg (R)	1.4%
	Bill Huizenga (R)	1.2%
	Brenda L. Lawrence (D)	1.0%
	Daniel T. Kildee (D)	1.0%
	David A. Trott (R)	0.7%
	Fred Upton (R)	0.4%
	Candice S. Miller (R)	0.4%
	Mike Bishop (R)	0.3%
	Justin Amash (R)	0.0%