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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, 2008	Yes	House vote 386	On Passage, H R 5540	Ambiguous or no reason
June 11, 2008	No	House vote 385	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 5540	Ambiguous or no reason
June 11, 2008	No	House vote 384	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5540	Ambiguous or no reason
April 30, 2008	Yes	House vote 226	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 2739	Ambiguous or no reason
April 30, 2008	Yes	House vote 225	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 4332	Ambiguous or no reason
April 30, 2008	Yes	House vote 224	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1079	Ambiguous or no reason
April 16, 2008	Yea	House vote 188	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 5036	Official business
April 16, 2008	Yea	House vote 187	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 1102	Official business
April 16, 2008	Yea	House vote 186	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 1102	Official business
April 23, 2007	Yea	House vote 244	On Passage, H R 1257	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%