[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 184 (Friday, December 2, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2164]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 2, 2011

  Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, I missed the following votes on December 1, 
2011.
  Roll 874: Jackson Lee (TX) Amendment (#2).--Exempts all rules 
promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security: ``yes,'' failed 
173-244.
  Roll 875: Cohen (TN) Amendment.--Exempts from the bill any rule that 
relates to food safety, workplace safety, consumer products safety, air 
or water quality: ``yes,'' failed 171-248.
  Roll 876: Peters (MI) Amendment.--Exempts from the bill all rules 
that OMB determines would result in net job creation: ``yes,'' failed 
179-243.
  Roll 877: Jackson Lee (TX) Amendment (#5).--Requires a GAO report to 
determine the cost of carrying out the underlying bill and the effect 
it will have on federal agency rule making. In addition, the report 
would need to contain information on the impact of repealing the 
ability of an agency to waive provisions in the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act when responding to an emergency: ``yes,'' failed 172-250.
  Roll 878: Johnson (GA) Amendment.--Creates an exception for any rule 
making that seeks to carry out the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: 
``yes,'' failed 170-250.
  Roll 879: Democratic Motion to Recommit H.R. 527: ``yes,'' failed 
188-233.
  Roll 880: Final Passage of H.R. 527--The Regulatory Flexibility Act 
(Rep. Smith (TX)--Judiciary): ``no,'' passed 263-159.
  Roll 881: H.Res. 364--Designating room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor 
Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (Rep. Wasserman 
Schultz--Transportation and Infrastructure) Suspension bill: `` yes,'' 
passed 419-0.

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