Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015
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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
2
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.
46
Personal or family matter
16
Ambiguous or no reason
9
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.
36
Floor Votes
22
Suspension of the Rules
21
Amendments
Close Votes Missed
- Not Voting
- Voted “present”
H R 2647, 2009 (vote 769)
Department of Defense Authorization, FY 2010
H R 4348, 2012 (vote 415)
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
All Vote Explanations
| Date | Vote | Roll Call | Title | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 8, 2009 | Yea | House vote 758 | Ordering the Previous Question On Motion to Refer, H RES 805 | Personal or family matter |
| Oct. 8, 2009 | Yea | House vote 757 | On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 799 | Personal or family matter |
| Oct. 8, 2009 | Yea | House vote 756 | On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 799 | Personal or family matter |
| Jan. 16, 2008 | Present | House vote 1 | Call of the House, QUORUM | Official business |
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% |
This database was compiled partly by hand. Are we missing a Personal Explanation?
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