[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17665]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 2010

  Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. Madam Speaker, on Monday, November 15th, I 
was unable to cast my votes on S. 3689, H. Res. 1713, and H. Con. Res. 
328 and wish the record to reflect my intentions had I been able to 
vote. Last night I was meeting with a constituent group in Savoy, 
Illinois and was unable to travel to Washington, DC in time for the 
votes.
  Had I been present on Rollcall No. 566 on suspending the rules and 
passing S. 3689, To clarify, improve, and correct the laws relating to 
copyrights, I would have voted Aye.
  Had I been present on Rollcall No. 567 on suspending the rules and 
passing H. Res. 1713, Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Ruby Bridges 
desegregating a previously all-White public elementary school, I would 
have voted Aye.
  Had I been present on Rollcall No. 568 on suspending the rules and 
passing H. Con. Res. 328, Expressing the sense of the Congress 
regarding the successful and substantial contributions of the 
amendments to the patent and trademark laws that were initially enacted 
in 1980 by Public Law 96-517 (commonly referred to as the Bayh-Dole 
Act) on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its enactment, I would 
have voted Aye.

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