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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
March 31, 2009	Aye	House vote 168	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 282	Official business
March 31, 2009	Yea	House vote 167	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1259	Official business
March 31, 2009	Yea	House vote 166	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 296	Official business
March 31, 2009	Yea	House vote 165	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 479	Official business
March 31, 2009	Yea	House vote 164	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 20	Official business
March 31, 2009	Yea	House vote 163	On Motion to Table, H RES 295	Official business
March 26, 2009	Yea	House vote 161	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1404	Official business
March 26, 2009	Aye	House vote 160	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1404	Official business
March 26, 2009	Aye	House vote 159	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1404	Official business
March 26, 2009	Aye	House vote 158	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1404	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%