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Rep. Bill Shuster

R-Pa., 9th District. Member since 2001. Website | Facebook

2.9%

votes missed

203 out of 6,906

33.5%

misses explained

68 out of 203

mistakes

Bill Shuster ranks 288th 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

Personal or family matter

Official business

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 2560, 2007 (vote 439)

50%

yes no

204

213

Human Cloning Prohibition Act

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
June 9, 2014	Yea	House vote 271	On Passage, H R 4681	Ambiguous or no reason
June 9, 2014	Yea	House vote 269	On Passage, H R 4660	Ambiguous or no reason
June 9, 2014	Yea	House vote 242	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 503	Ambiguous or no reason
June 9, 2014	Yea	House vote 241	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 599	Ambiguous or no reason
May 21, 2014	Yea	House vote 222	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 4225	Ambiguous or no reason
May 21, 2014	Yea	House vote 221	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3530	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 21, 2013	Aye	House vote 604	On Passage, H R 2728	Personal or family matter
Nov. 21, 2013	Nay	House vote 603	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2728	Personal or family matter
Nov. 21, 2013	Nay	House vote 602	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2728	Personal or family matter
Nov. 21, 2013	Nay	House vote 601	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2728	Personal or family matter

Other Representatives from Pennsylvania:

	Name	Missed
	Brendan F. Boyle (D)	6.0%
	Michael F. Doyle (D)	5.9%
	Chaka Fattah (D)	5.1%
	Robert A. Brady (D)	4.6%
	Tom Marino (R)	4.4%
	Bill Shuster (R)	2.9%
	Joseph R. Pitts (R)	2.9%
	Lou Barletta (R)	2.7%
	Tim Murphy (R)	1.8%
	Matt Cartwright (D)	1.6%
	Michael G. Fitzpatrick (R)	1.3%
	Ryan A. Costello (R)	1.0%
	Glenn Thompson (R)	1.0%
	Scott Perry (R)	0.9%
	Patrick Meehan (R)	0.8%
	Mike Kelly (R)	0.4%
	Charles W. Dent (R)	0.3%
	Keith J. Rothfus (R)	0.2%