[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 9, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E15]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. BILL POSEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 9, 2018

  Mr. POSEY. Mr. Speaker, I respectfully include in the Record my 
intended votes for November 28 through December 1, 2017. I was feeling 
under the weather, and at the advice of my doctor I was told to rest 
and avoid air travel for the duration of the week.


                       Tuesday, November 28, 2017

  H.R. 2768--Fowler and Boskoff Peaks Designation Act (Sponsored by 
Rep. Scott Tipton/Natural Resources Committee)--This legislation would 
designate two mountain peaks in the Uncompahgre National Forest in 
Colorado as ``Fowler Peak'' and ``Boskoff Peak'' in honor of two 
philanthropists--Charlie Fowler and Christine Boskoff--whom supported 
athletic schools, women's education, global literacy, and gender 
equality. They passed away when an avalanche struck while they were 
attempting to climb Genyen Peak in Tibet in November 2006. Roll no. 
638--Yes
  H.R. 3115--Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 
(Sponsored by Rep. Rick Nolan/Natural Resources Committee). This 
legislation would facilitate a land exchange between the United States 
Forest Service (USFS) and a private entity--6,650 acres of federal land 
in the Superior National Forest would be exchanged for 6,690 acres of 
private land in the same forest. The proposal has been under strict 
review by the National Environmental Policy Act for seven years, and 
requires permitting through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the 
State of Minnesota after the bill's enactment. Roll no. 639--Yes


                      Wednesday, November 29, 2017

  Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 631--Procedural vote on the 
combined rule providing for consideration of the bill, H.R. 3017--
Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization 
Act of 2017, and of the bill, H.R. 3905--Minnesota's Economic Rights in 
the Superior National Forest Act. Roll no. 640--Yes
  Adoption of H. Res. 631--Procedural vote on the combined rule 
providing for consideration of the bill, H.R. 3017--Brownfields 
Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017, 
and of the bill, H.R. 3905--Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior 
National Forest Act. Roll no. 641--Yes


                      Thursday, November 30, 2017

  H.Amdt. 487 to H.R. 3905, Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior 
National Forest Act, Grijalva (D-AZ) Amendment--Increases the royalty 
rate by 16.66 percent for mineral leases in the Superior National 
Forest. Roll no. 642--No
  Passage of H.R. 3905--Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior 
National Forest Act (Sponsored by Rep. Tom Emmer/Natural Resources 
Committee)--This bill restores mineral rights in Minnesota, and opens 
the permitting process for mining in the state. Roll no. 643--Yes
  Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 635--Procedural vote on the 
combined rule providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 4182--
Ensuring a Qualified Civil Service Act of 2017 and of the bill H.R. 
1699--Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017. Roll no. 
644--Yes
  Adoption of H. Res. 635--Procedural vote on the combined rule 
providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 4182--Ensuring a Qualified 
Civil Service Act of 2017 and of the bill H.R. 1699--Preserving Access 
to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017. Roll no. 645--Yes
  H.Amdt. 489 to H.R. 4182, Ensuring a Qualified Civil Service Act of 
2017, Hastings (D-FL) Amendment--Exempts alumni of the PeaceCorps, 
AmeriCorps, and other national service programs under the Corporation 
for National and Community Service from the two-year probationary 
period. Roll no. 646--No
  H.Amdt. 491 to H.R. 4182, Connolly (D-VA) Substitute Amendment--
Strikes the provisions of the bill and replaces it with a study and 
report by the Comptroller General of the United States. The study and 
report will be on those agencies that have lengthened the employee 
probationary period from 1 to 2 years, and any impact of an existing 
two-year probationary period at the agency. Roll no. 647--No
  Passage of H.R. 4182--Ensuring a Qualified Civil Service Act of 
2017--This legislation would extend the probationary period for new 
federal employees (civil service) from one year to two years. The bill 
addresses the findings from a 2015 GAO report which found that 
supervisors often do not utilize the probationary period for its 
intended purpose, and need more time to complete a full assessment of 
work performance. Roll no. 648--Yes
  Passage of H.R. 3017--Brownfields Enhancement, Economic 
Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. David 
McKinley/Energy and Commerce Committee)--This bill reauthorizes the 
Brownfields Program to provide grants and technical assistance to 
communities, states, and tribes to assess, safely clean up, and 
sustainably reuse contaminated properties. There are more than 450,000 
brownfields in the United States, and each of these sites has the 
potential to encourage economic development with federal assistance. 
Roll no. 649--Yes


                        Friday, December 1, 2017

  Democrat Motion to Recommit on H.R. 1699--Preserving Access to 
Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Andy Barr/Financial 
Services Committee)--Roll no. 650--No
  Passage of H.R. 1699--Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act 
of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Andy Barr/Financial Services Committee)--
This bill would help low-income families gain access to banks loans to 
purchase mobile homes. Roll no. 651--Yes
  Approval of the Journal Roll no. 652--Yes

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