Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015
This database was last updated in November 2015 and should only be used as a historical snapshot.
Rep. Robert Pittenger
3.3%
votes missed
59 out of 1,773
89.8%
misses explained
53 out of 59
0
mistakes
Robert Pittenger 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.
53
Ambiguous or no reason
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.
18
Floor Votes
17
Suspension of the Rules
18
Amendments
All Vote Explanations
Date | Vote | Roll Call | Title | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 16, 2015 | Yea | House vote 146 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1265 | Ambiguous or no reason |
April 16, 2015 | Yea | House vote 145 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1259 | Ambiguous or no reason |
May 20, 2014 | Yea | House vote 219 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 685 | Ambiguous or no reason |
May 20, 2014 | Yea | House vote 218 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2203 | Ambiguous or no reason |
May 7, 2014 | No | House vote 196 | On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL | Ambiguous or no reason |
May 7, 2014 | Yea | House vote 195 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3584 | Ambiguous or no reason |
May 7, 2014 | Yea | House vote 194 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 4292 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Nov. 13, 2013 | Yea | House vote 572 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2922 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Nov. 13, 2013 | Yea | House vote 571 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2871 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Oct. 7, 2013 | Yea | House vote 526 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 58 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Other Representatives from North Carolina:
Name | Missed | |
---|---|---|
Alma S. Adams (D) | 11.6% | |
G. K. Butterfield (D) | 5.5% | |
Richard Hudson (R) | 4.5% | |
Walter B. Jones (R) | 4.5% | |
Robert Pittenger (R) | 3.3% | |
Patrick T. McHenry (R) | 3.3% | |
Renee L. Ellmers (R) | 1.6% | |
George Holding (R) | 1.1% | |
Mark Meadows (R) | 1.0% | |
David E. Price (D) | 1.0% | |
Mark Walker (R) | 0.3% | |
David Rouzer (R) | 0.3% | |
Virginia Foxx (R) | 0.2% |
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