[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 77 (Monday, June 19, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1045]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. RUBEN HINOJOSA

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 19, 2000

  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, my participation in the June 15th White 
House Strategy Session on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Students 
caused me to miss Rollcall votes 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 
285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290 and 291. Had I been present I would have 
voted as follows:
  Rollcall #278, Providing for the consideration of H.R. 4635, 
Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development 
Appropriations, FY 2001--Nay.
  Rollcall #279, Nethercutt (WA) Amendment to the Dicks Amendment that 
sought to strike reference to the planning and management of national 
monuments--Department of the Interior Appropriations for FY 2001 (H.R. 
4578)--No.
  Rollcall #280, Hansen of Utah Amendment to Dicks Amendment that 
sought to strike reference to the planning and management of national 
monuments--Department of the Interior Appropriations for FY 2001 (H.R. 
4578)--No.
  Rollcall #281, Dicks of Washington Amendment that exempts activities 
otherwise authorized by law to the planning and management of national 
monuments or activities related to the Interior Columbia Basin 
Ecosystem Management Plan from any limitations imposed under the Act--
Department of the Interior Appropriations for FY 2001 (H.R. 4578)--Aye.
  Rollcall #282, Stearns of Florida Amendment (as modified) that sought 
to decrease National Endowment for the Arts funding by $1.9 million or 
approximately 2% and increase wildlife fire management funding 
accordingly--Department of the Interior Appropriations for FY 2001 
(H.R. 4578)--No.
  Rollcall #283, Slaughter of New York Amendment that defers an 
additional $22 million of prior year clean coal technology funding--
Department of the Interior Appropriations for FY 2001 (H.R. 4578)--Aye.
  Rollcall #284, Obey Motion that the Committee Rise--Department of the 
Interior Appropriations for FY 2001 (H.R. 4578)--Aye.
  Rollcall #286, Sanders of Vermont Amendment No. 29 printed in the 
Congressional Record that sought to make available $10 million to 
establish a northeast home heating oil reserve and transfer strategic 
petroleum reserve funding for this purpose--Department of the Interior 
Appropriations for FY 2001 (H.R. 4578)--Aye.
  Rollcall #287, Doggett motion that the Committee Rise--Department of 
the Interior Appropriations for FY 2001 (H.R. 4578)--Aye.
  Rollcall #288, Nethercutt of Washington Amendment that implements the 
previously agreed to Dicks amendment except for activities related to 
planning and management of national monuments--Department of the 
Interior Appropriations for FY 2001 (H.R. 4578)--No.
  Rollcall #289, Weldon of Florida Amendment No. 48 printed in the 
Congressional Record that sought to prohibit any funding to be used to 
publish Class III gaming procedures under part 291 of title 25, Code of 
Federal Regulations--Department of the Interior Appropriations for FY 
2001 (H.R. 4578)--No.
  Rollcall #290. Dicks motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report it back with an amendment to 
increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $15 
million, the National Endowment for the Humanities by $5 million, and 
Office of Museum Services by $2 million--Department of the Interior 
Appropriations for FY 2001 (H.R. 4578)--Aye.
  Rollcall #291, Passage--Department of the Interior Appropriations for 
FY 2001 (H.R. 4578)--Nay.

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