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Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.

D-N.J., 6th District. Member since 1987. Website | Facebook

2.4%

votes missed

165 out of 6,906

2.4%

misses explained

4 out of 165

mistakes

Frank Pallone Jr. ranks 235th 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

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 5719, 2008 (vote 189)

50%

yes no

210

Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2397, 2013 (vote 403)

50%

yes no

215

206

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2560, 2007 (vote 439)

50%

yes no

204

213

Human Cloning Prohibition Act

Who else missed this vote?

H R 1, 2011 (vote 139)

50%

yes no

209

213

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
April 16, 2008	Yes	House vote 191	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 5517	Personal or family matter
April 16, 2008	Yes	House vote 190	On Passage, H R 5719	Personal or family matter
April 16, 2008	No	House vote 189	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 5719	Personal or family matter
April 16, 2008	Yes	House vote 188	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 5036	Personal or family matter

Other Representatives from New Jersey:

	Name	Missed
	Donald M. Payne Jr. (D)	9.1%
	Bill Pascrell Jr. (D)	4.8%
	Albio Sires (D)	4.5%
	Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R)	2.4%
	Frank Pallone Jr. (D)	2.4%
	Christopher H. Smith (R)	2.1%
	Scott Garrett (R)	1.7%
	Donald Norcross (D)	0.8%
	Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)	0.7%
	Frank A. LoBiondo (R)	0.2%
	Leonard Lance (R)	0.0%
	Thomas MacArthur (R)	0.0%