Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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Rep. Tim Murphy

R-Pa., 18th District. Member since 2003. Website | Facebook

1.8%
votes missed
125 out of 6,906
48.0%
misses explained
60 out of 125
2
mistakes

Tim Murphy ranks 343rd 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.
57
Ambiguous or no reason
3
Attending memorial services
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.
29
Floor Votes
31
Suspension of the Rules
2
Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Dec. 12, 2014 Yea House vote 564 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 5699 Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 10, 2014 Aye House vote 480 On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments, H J RES 76 Ambiguous or no reason
June 11, 2014 No House vote 254 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4660 Ambiguous or no reason
May 1, 2014 Aye House vote 183 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 627 Ambiguous or no reason
May 1, 2014 Aye House vote 182 On Passage, H R 4414 Ambiguous or no reason
May 1, 2014 Aye House vote 181 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 555 Ambiguous or no reason
May 1, 2014 Aye House vote 180 On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 555 Ambiguous or no reason
June 23, 2011 Aye House vote 478 On Passage, H R 2021 Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 21, 2010 No House vote 654 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 2142 Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 21, 2010 No House vote 653 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 1776 Ambiguous or no reason

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