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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 17, 2013	Nay	House vote 221	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 260	Ambiguous or no reason
May 17, 2012	Yes	House vote 270	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4310	Official business
May 17, 2012	Yes	House vote 269	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4310	Official business
May 17, 2012	No	House vote 267	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4310	Official business
May 17, 2012	No	House vote 266	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4310	Official business
May 17, 2012	Aye	House vote 265	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4310	Official business
May 17, 2012	Aye	House vote 264	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4310	Official business
May 17, 2012	Nay	House vote 263	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4310	Official business
May 17, 2012	Aye	House vote 262	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 5740	Official business
May 17, 2012	Aye	House vote 261	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 568	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%