Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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Rep. Albio Sires

D-N.J., 8th District. Member since 2006. Website | Facebook

4.5%
votes missed
314 out of 6,906
14.0%
misses explained
44 out of 314
0
mistakes

Albio Sires 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.
44
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.
19
Floor Votes
24
Suspension of the Rules
1
Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Jan. 25, 2011 No House vote 18 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 43 Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 25, 2011 No House vote 17 On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 43 Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 22, 2010 Yes House vote 663 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6547 Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 22, 2010 Yes House vote 662 On Motion to Concur in the Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate amendment, H R 3082 Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 22, 2010 Yes House vote 661 On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments, H R 2751 Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 22, 2010 Yes House vote 660 On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 2142 Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 22, 2010 Yes House vote 659 On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 5116 Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 22, 2010 Yes House vote 658 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6540 Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 22, 2010 Yes House vote 657 On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 1771 Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 11, 2009 Yes House vote 947 On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 961 Ambiguous or no reason

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