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

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
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
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

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