[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4964]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 23, 2004

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, earlier this month I was not 
present for several recorded votes because pressing business required 
me to remain in Colorado. If I had been present, I would have voted as 
follows:
  Rollcall No. 42--H. Res. 519--Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives with respect to the earthquake that occurred in San 
Luis Obispo County, California, on December 22, 2003, I would have 
voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall No. 43--H. Res. 392--Congratulating the Detroit Shock for 
winning the 2003 Women's National Basketball Association championship, 
I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall No. 44--H. Res. 475--Congratulating the San Jose Earthquake 
for winning the 2003 Major League Soccer Cup, I would have voted 
``yes.''
  Rollcall No. 45--On approving the Journal, I would have voted ``no.''
  Rollcall No. 46--S. 1881: to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act to make technical corrections relating to the amendments 
by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002, and for 
other purposes, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall No. 47--H. Con. Res. 373: expressing the sense of Congress 
that Kids Love a Mystery is a program that promotes literacy and should 
be encouraged, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall No. 48--Amendment to H.R. 339 offered by Mr. Scott (VA) to 
add a new section which provides that the bill does not apply to an 
action brought by a State agency to enforce a State consumer protection 
law concerning mislabeling or other unfair and deceptive trade 
practices, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall No. 49--Amendment to H.R. 339 offered by Mr. Watt to limit 
the provisions of the bill only to cases brought in Federal court, I 
would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall No. 50--Amendment to H.R. 339 offered by Mr. Andrews to 
permit civil liability suits to be brought in cases related to a food 
that contains a genetically engineered material unless the labeling for 
such food bears a statement providing that the food contains such 
material and the labeling indicates which of the ingredients of the 
food are or contain such material, I would have voted ``no.''
  Rollcall No. 51--Amendment to H.R. 339 offered by Mr. Ackerman to 
expand the definitions in the act to exclude any establishment that 
manufactures or sells meat from downed animals for human consumption 
from the protections of the bill, I would have voted ``no.''
  Rollcall No. 52--Amendment to H.R. 339 offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee 
(TX) to provide that the bill would not apply to civil actions that 
allege a product claiming to assist in weight loss caused heart 
disease, heart damage, primary pulmonary hypertension, 
neuropsychological damage, or any other complication which may be 
generally associated with a person's weight gain or obesity, I would 
have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall No. 53--Amendment to H.R. 339 offered by Mr. Watt to strike 
section 3(b) of the bill which provides that a qualified civil 
liability action that is pending on the date of the enactment of the 
bill shall be dismissed immediately by the court in which the action 
was brought or is currently pending, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall No. 54--Final passage of H.R. 339, to prevent legislative 
and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions 
brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, 
distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims 
of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health 
condition associated with weight gain or obesity, I would have voted 
``no.''
  Rollcall No. 55--Final passage of H.R. 3717, to increase the 
penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the 
prohibitions against transmissions of obscene, indecent, and profane 
material, and for other purposes, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall No. 56--Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to H. Con. 
Res. 15, Commending India on its celebration of Republic Day, I would 
have voted ``yes.''
  Rollcall No. 57--Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to H. Res. 
540, as amended, expressing the condolences and deepest sympathies of 
the House of Representatives for the untimely death of Macedonian 
President Boris Trajkovski, I would have voted ``yes.''

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