[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5924]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 29, 2015

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I was absent for the vote on H.R. 373 
but had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' The Good Samaritan 
Search and Recovery Act would allow volunteer search groups faster 
access to public lands to conduct searches for missing persons. This 
legislation will help first responders as well as victims and families 
in difficult situations and I support its enactment.
  I was absent for the vote on H.R. 1324 but had I been present, I 
would have voted ``yes.'' The Arapaho National Forest Boundary 
Adjustment Act of 2015 will adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National 
Forest in Colorado to incorporate additional land.

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