Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

This database was last updated in November 2015 and should only be used as a historical snapshot.

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
2
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.
20
Attending memorial services
3
Travel difficulties
2
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.
0
Floor Votes
4
Suspension of the Rules
23
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

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

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