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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
Oct. 9, 2015	Yea	House vote 544	On Passage, H R 538	Ambiguous or no reason
Oct. 9, 2015	Nay	House vote 543	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 538	Ambiguous or no reason
July 28, 2015	Yea	House vote 469	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2770	Ambiguous or no reason
July 28, 2015	Yea	House vote 468	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1656	Ambiguous or no reason
July 28, 2015	Yea	House vote 467	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 1482	Ambiguous or no reason
June 2, 2015	Yea	House vote 267	On Passage, H R 1335	Ambiguous or no reason
June 2, 2015	Nay	House vote 266	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1335	Ambiguous or no reason
June 2, 2015	Nay	House vote 265	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1335	Ambiguous or no reason
June 2, 2015	Nay	House vote 264	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1335	Ambiguous or no reason
April 16, 2015	Yea	House vote 147	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1480	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%