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Rep. Robert Pittenger

R-N.C., 9th District. Member since 2013. Website | Facebook

3.3%

votes missed

59 out of 1,773

89.8%

misses explained

53 out of 59

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.

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.

Floor Votes

Suspension of the Rules

Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Feb. 27, 2013	No	House vote 50	On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL	Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 27, 2013	Yea	House vote 49	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 77	Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 27, 2013	No	House vote 48	On Motion to Adjourn, ADJOURN	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%