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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

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.

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.

Floor Votes

Suspension of the Rules

Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
July 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 488	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 297	Ambiguous or no reason
July 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 487	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 1080	Ambiguous or no reason
July 15, 2008	Yea	House vote 486	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1067	Ambiguous or no reason
June 24, 2008	Yes	House vote 440	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended, H RES 1051	Ambiguous or no reason
June 24, 2008	Yes	House vote 439	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 372	Ambiguous or no reason
June 24, 2008	Yes	House vote 438	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1242	Ambiguous or no reason
June 4, 2008	Yes	House vote 369	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1585	Ambiguous or no reason
June 4, 2008	Yes	House vote 368	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 923	Ambiguous or no reason
June 4, 2008	Yes	House vote 367	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 138	Ambiguous or no reason
May 14, 2008	Yes	House vote 306	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1181	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from New Jersey:

	Name	Missed
	Donald M. Payne Jr. (D)	9.1%
	Bill Pascrell Jr. (D)	4.8%
	Albio Sires (D)	4.5%
	Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R)	2.4%
	Frank Pallone Jr. (D)	2.4%
	Christopher H. Smith (R)	2.1%
	Scott Garrett (R)	1.7%
	Donald Norcross (D)	0.8%
	Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)	0.7%
	Frank A. LoBiondo (R)	0.2%
	Leonard Lance (R)	0.0%
	Thomas MacArthur (R)	0.0%