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Missing Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Sets a Date for His Return to Congress

The New Jersey Republican plans to reveal what medical condition has kept him away since March.

Rep. Tom Kean Jr.

The lawmaker has missed more than 100 votes, but plans to return June 30. Bill Clark/AP

By Oriana González

June 18, 2026 02:12 p.m.

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Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey, who has been absent from Congress for three months, will return to the House on June 30.

“Congressman Kean is eager to return to in-person work on June 30 and resume a full schedule,” Harrison Neely, Kean’s spokesperson, told NOTUS.

Kean has not been seen in Washington since early March, missing over 100 votes in the House. Shortly before securing the Republican nomination to run for re-election in November, for which he ran uncontested, the congressman said he was “focused on recovery” and would return to in person work “in a matter of weeks. At that time I will be completely transparent as to the nature of my medical condition.”

Neely said that Kean plans to reveal what his medical condition is on June 30. The congressman told the New Jersey Globe in May that the medical issue did not impact his cognitive health.

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Despite the mystery around Kean’s disappearance, his team has been operating as if it’s business as usual: The congressman has introduced legislation, he seemingly approved staff trips in April, he traded stocks in March, and his social media accounts have made posts written in first-person.

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STAFF_Oriana González_MUG-500px.png Oriana González is a reporter at The Washington Sun.

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