[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 117 (Thursday, July 24, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1230]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 24, 2014

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, July 24, 2014, I was 
unavoidably detained attending to representational activities in my 
congressional district, including attendance at the memorial service of 
a distinguished educator and community leader, and thus unable to 
return in time for rollcall votes 442 through 450. Had I been present I 
would have voted as follows:
  1. On rollcall No. 442 I would have voted ``no.'' (Motion on Ordering 
the Previous Question on the Rule providing for consideration of both 
H.R. 4935 and H.R. 3393.)
  2. On rollcall No. 443 I would have voted ``no.'' (H. Res. 680, Rule 
providing for consideration of both H.R. 4935, Child Tax Credit 
Improvement Act and H.R. 3393 Student and Family Tax Simplification 
Act.)
  3. On rollcall No. 444 I would have voted ``yes.'' (Kilmer/Hinojosa/
Bachus/Petri/Tsongas Amendment to H.R. 4984, Empowering Students 
Through Enhanced Counseling Act, ensuring each individual is aware of 
financial management resources provided by the Treasury Department's 
Financial Literacy and Education Commission.)
  4. On rollcall No. 445 I would have voted ``yes.'' (Motion to 
Recommit H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling 
Act.)
  5. On rollcall No. 446 I would have voted ``yes.'' (Final Passage of 
H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act, Rep. 
Guthrie--Education and the Workforce.)
  6. On rollcall No. 447 I would have voted ``yes.'' (H.R. 5111, To 
improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking Rep. Beatty--
Education and the Workforce.)
  7. On rollcall No. 448 I would have voted ``yes.'' (Motion to 
Recommit H.R. 3933, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act.)
  8. On rollcall No. 449 I would have voted ``no.'' (Final Passage of 
H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act, Rep. Black--Ways 
and Means.)
  9. On rollcall No. 450 I would have voted ``yes.'' (Democratic Motion 
to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 3230, Veterans' Access to Care Through 
Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014. Motion offered by 
Mr. Peters of California would instruct conferees to recede from 
disagreement with section 702 of the Senate Amendment, which is related 
to the approval of courses of education provided by public institutions 
of higher learning for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force Educational 
Assistance Program and the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program 
conditional on in-State tuition rates for veterans.)

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