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Rep. William R. Keating

D-Mass., 9th District. Member since 2011. Website | Facebook

2.7%

votes missed

90 out of 3,379

27.8%

misses explained

25 out of 90

mistakes

William R. Keating ranks 117th 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.

Attending memorial services

Travel difficulties

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

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H R 2219, 2011 (vote 500)

50%

yes no

212

208

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2219, 2011 (vote 507)

50%

yes no

210

217

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Feb. 3, 2015	Yea	House vote 53	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 623	Travel difficulties
Feb. 3, 2015	Yea	House vote 52	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 615	Travel difficulties
Feb. 3, 2015	Yea	House vote 51	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 361	Travel difficulties
June 5, 2013	Nay	House vote 188	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2216	Ambiguous or no reason
June 5, 2013	Aye	House vote 184	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1206	Ambiguous or no reason
July 8, 2011		House vote 514	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219	Attending memorial services
July 8, 2011		House vote 513	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219	Attending memorial services
July 8, 2011		House vote 512	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219	Attending memorial services
July 8, 2011		House vote 511	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219	Attending memorial services
July 8, 2011		House vote 510	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219	Attending memorial services

Other Representatives from Massachusetts:

	Name	Missed
	Richard E. Neal (D)	6.2%
	Michael E. Capuano (D)	5.4%
	Stephen F. Lynch (D)	4.1%
	Niki Tsongas (D)	3.8%
	Katherine M. Clark (D)	2.9%
	William R. Keating (D)	2.7%
	Joseph P. Kennedy III (D)	1.5%
	James P. McGovern (D)	1.5%
	Seth Moulton (D)	0.2%