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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 14, 2010	Yes	House vote 353	On Passage, H R 5072	Personal or family matter
Jan. 15, 2010	Yea	House vote 5	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3892	Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 15, 2010	Yea	House vote 4	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 860	Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 15, 2010	Yea	House vote 3	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1002	Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 15, 2010	Yea	House vote 2	On Passage, Objections of the President Notwithstanding, H J RES 64	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 6, 2009	Yea	House vote 858	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 868	Attending to prior commitment
Nov. 5, 2009	Yea	House vote 855	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 856	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 5, 2009	Yea	House vote 854	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 711	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 5, 2009	Yea	House vote 853	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 641	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 5, 2009	Yea	House vote 852	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 863	Ambiguous or no reason

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%