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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
Nov. 21, 2013	Aye	House vote 600	On Passage, H R 1965	Personal or family matter
Nov. 21, 2013	Nay	House vote 598	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1965	Personal or family matter
Nov. 21, 2013	Nay	House vote 590	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 419	Personal or family matter
Sept. 26, 2013	Yea	House vote 485	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 354	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 26, 2013	Yea	House vote 484	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1961	Ambiguous or no reason
July 10, 2013	Nay	House vote 318	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2609	Ambiguous or no reason
July 10, 2013	Yea	House vote 307	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1171	Ambiguous or no reason
July 20, 2010	Yes	House vote 449	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 126	Travel difficulties
July 20, 2010	Yes	House vote 448	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1472	Travel difficulties
June 14, 2010	Yes	House vote 354	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 3473	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%