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Rep. Niki Tsongas

D-Mass., 3rd District. Member since 2007. Website | Facebook

3.8%

votes missed

228 out of 5,925

36.0%

misses explained

82 out of 228

mistakes

Niki Tsongas ranks 38th 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.

Personal or family matter

Ambiguous or no reason

Attending memorial services

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 2055, 2011 (vote 413)

50%

yes no

204

203

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2647, 2009 (vote 769)

50%

yes no

208

216

Department of Defense Authorization, FY 2010

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 1806, 2015 (vote 255)

50%

yes no

208

215

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 4348, 2012 (vote 415)

50%

yes no

201

194

To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposes

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Roll Call	Title	Reason
May 18, 2015	House vote 259	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 880	Personal or family matter
May 18, 2015	House vote 258	On Passage, H R 1806	Personal or family matter
May 18, 2015	House vote 257	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1806	Personal or family matter
May 18, 2015	House vote 256	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1806	Personal or family matter
May 18, 2015	House vote 255	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1806	Personal or family matter
May 18, 2015	House vote 254	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1806	Personal or family matter
May 18, 2015	House vote 253	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1806	Personal or family matter
May 18, 2015	House vote 252	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1806	Personal or family matter
May 18, 2015	House vote 251	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 273	Personal or family matter
May 18, 2015	House vote 250	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 273	Personal or family matter

Other Representatives from Massachusetts:

	Name	Missed
	Richard E. Neal (D)	6.2%
	Michael E. Capuano (D)	5.4%
	Stephen F. Lynch (D)	4.1%
	Niki Tsongas (D)	3.8%
	Katherine M. Clark (D)	2.9%
	William R. Keating (D)	2.7%
	Joseph P. Kennedy III (D)	1.5%
	James P. McGovern (D)	1.5%
	Seth Moulton (D)	0.2%