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Rep. Paul Ryan

R-Wis., 1st District. Member since 1999. Website | Facebook

2.3%

votes missed

156 out of 6,906

61.5%

misses explained

96 out of 156

mistakes

Paul Ryan ranks 269th 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.

Attending memorial services

Ambiguous or no reason

Travel difficulties

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 5136, 2010 (vote 315)

50%

yes no

218

210

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H RES 1403, 2010 (vote 322)

50%

yes no

215

206

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
July 21, 2009	Yea	House vote 602	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 123	Ambiguous or no reason
April 29, 2008	Aye	House vote 223	On Passage, H R 2830	Attending memorial services
April 29, 2008	Aye	House vote 222	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2830	Attending memorial services
April 29, 2008	Aye	House vote 221	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2830	Attending memorial services
April 29, 2008	Aye	House vote 220	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2830	Attending memorial services
Feb. 13, 2008	Aye	House vote 45	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 281	Inclement weather
Feb. 13, 2008	Aye	House vote 44	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 909	Inclement weather
Feb. 13, 2008	Aye	House vote 43	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 954	Inclement weather
Feb. 7, 2008	Aye	House vote 31	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 943	Travel difficulties
Feb. 7, 2008	Aye	House vote 30	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 942	Travel difficulties

Other Representatives from Wisconsin:

	Name	Missed
	Gwen Moore (D)	5.1%
	Sean P. Duffy (R)	3.0%
	Ron Kind (D)	2.8%
	Paul Ryan (R)	2.3%
	Reid J. Ribble (R)	1.7%
	Mark Pocan (D)	0.8%
	F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R)	0.8%
	Glenn Grothman (R)	0.7%