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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
May 5, 2011	Nay	House vote 298	On Passage, H R 1230	Official business
May 5, 2011	Aye	House vote 297	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1230	Official business
May 5, 2011	Aye	House vote 296	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1230	Official business
May 5, 2011	Aye	House vote 295	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1230	Official business
May 5, 2011	Nay	House vote 294	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 245	Official business
May 5, 2011	Nay	House vote 293	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 245	Official business
March 30, 2011	Nay	House vote 204	On Passage, H R 471	Ambiguous or no reason
March 30, 2011	Yea	House vote 203	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 471	Ambiguous or no reason
March 30, 2011	Yea	House vote 202	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 471	Ambiguous or no reason
May 28, 2010	Yea	House vote 309	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1372	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%