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Rep. Peter J. Visclosky

D-Ind., 1st District. Member since 1985. Website | Facebook

2.5%

votes missed

174 out of 6,906

60.9%

misses explained

106 out of 174

mistakes

Peter J. Visclosky ranks 198th 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

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 658, 2011 (vote 218)

50%

yes no

215

209

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 5175, 2010 (vote 390)

50%

yes no

208

217

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Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Sept. 16, 2010	Aye	House vote 528	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments, H R 3562	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 16, 2010	Aye	House vote 527	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 1620	Ambiguous or no reason
July 21, 2010	Aye	House vote 453	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1516	Ambiguous or no reason
July 21, 2010	Aye	House vote 452	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 5604	Ambiguous or no reason
July 21, 2010	Aye	House vote 451	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1491	Ambiguous or no reason
June 30, 2010	Aye	House vote 401	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 5623	Ambiguous or no reason
June 29, 2010	Aye	House vote 394	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to the Conference Report, H R 2194	Ambiguous or no reason
June 29, 2010	Aye	House vote 393	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments, H R 3962	Ambiguous or no reason
June 29, 2010	Aye	House vote 392	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1464	Ambiguous or no reason
June 29, 2010	Aye	House vote 391	On Passage, H R 5175	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Indiana:

	Name	Missed
	Todd Rokita (R)	4.4%
	Marlin A. Stutzman (R)	2.6%
	André Carson (D)	2.6%
	Peter J. Visclosky (D)	2.5%
	Todd C. Young (R)	1.7%
	Jackie Walorski (R)	1.6%
	Luke Messer (R)	1.4%
	Larry Bucshon (R)	1.1%
	Susan W. Brooks (R)	0.8%