[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9749-9750]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 16, 2015

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, on June 11 and 12, 2015, I 
was absent from

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Congress to attend a family event in California and was unable to cast 
my votes on Roll Call votes #345 through 363. Had I been present:
  Roll Call #345--Concurring in the Senate Amendments with an Amendment 
to H.R. 1295--Trade Preferences Extension Act, I would have voted AYE.
  Roll Call #346 Schiff Amendment--Prohibits the use of funds after 
March 31, 2016 for Operation Inherent Resolve in the absence of a law 
enacted by Congress that specifically authorizes the use of military 
force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant I would have 
voted AYE.
  Roll Call #347 Lee Amendment #1--Prohibits the use of funds pursuant 
to the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) after 
December 31, 2015 I would have voted AYE.
  Roll Call #348 Lee Amendment #2--Prohibits the use of funds pursuant 
to the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iraq 
I would have voted AYE.
  Roll Call #349 Sablan Amendment--Prohibits the use of funds to 
establish any live-fire range, training course, or maneuver area within 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in contravention of 
certain law and United States Code I would have voted AYE.
  Roll Call #350 Gosar Amendment #1--Prohibits the use of funds to be 
expended by the Department of the Navy to divest or transfer, or 
prepare to divest or transfer, any search or rescue units from the 
Marine Corps I would have voted NO.
  Roll Call #351 Johnson (GA) Amendment #1--Prohibits the use of funds 
to transfer a flash-bang grenade to federal and state law enforcement 
agencies under section 2576a of title 10, United States Code I would 
have voted NO.
  Roll Call #352 Gosar Amendment #2--Prohibits the use of funds to 
procure any Army Aircrew Combat Uniforms I would have voted NO.
  Roll Call #353 Johnson (GA) Amendment #2--Prohibits the use of funds 
to transfer a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle to federal and 
state law enforcement agencies under section 2576a of title 10, United 
States Code I would have voted NO.
  Roll Call #354 Ellison Amendment--Prohibits the use of funds for 
contractors who have violated certain wage requirements of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act I would have voted AYE.
  Roll Call #355 Smith (MO) Amendment--Prohibits the use of funds to 
provide legal defense counsel for any foreign detainee held at the U.S. 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba I would have voted NO.
  Roll Call #356 Massie Amendment--Prohibits the use of funds to query 
certain communications collected under Sec. 702 of the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. It also prohibits funds from 
being used by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Central 
Intelligence Agency (CIA) to mandate or request that a person alter its 
product or service to permit electronic surveillance of any user of 
that product of service I would have voted AYE.
  Roll Call #357 Democratic Motion to Recommit H.R. 2685 I would have 
voted AYE.
  Roll Call #358 Final Passage of H.R. 2685--Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act I would have voted NO.
  Roll Call #359 Adoption of the Rule I would have voted NO.
  Roll Call #360 On Approving the Journal I would have voted NO.
  Roll Call #361 Concurring in portion of Senate Amdt comprising title 
II (except section 212) I would have voted NO.
  Roll Call #362 Concurring in portion of senate amendment preceding 
title II I would have voted NO.
  Roll Call #363 Concurring in Senate amendments with amendment I would 
have voted NO.

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