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Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr.

D-N.J., 9th District. Member since 1997. Website | Facebook

4.8%

votes missed

332 out of 6,906

38.9%

misses explained

129 out of 332

mistake

Bill Pascrell Jr. ranks 172nd 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.

Official business

Ambiguous or no reason

Attending memorial services

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 4310, 2012 (vote 267)

50%

yes no

211

209

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 4310, 2012 (vote 272)

50%

yes no

209

211

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
June 11, 2015	No	House vote 333	On Passage, H R 2393	Voted incorrectly
May 19, 2015	Aye	House vote 242	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1382	Personal or family matter
May 19, 2015	Aye	House vote 241	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1313	Personal or family matter
May 19, 2015	Aye	House vote 240	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 91	Personal or family matter
March 23, 2015	No	House vote 125	On Passage, H R 1030	Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 28, 2014	Yes	House vote 25	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3008	Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 28, 2014	Yes	House vote 24	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2166	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 4, 2013	Aye	House vote 614	On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL	Official business
Dec. 4, 2013	Aye	House vote 613	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3588	Official business
Dec. 4, 2013	Aye	House vote 612	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3547	Official business

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%