Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014

Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, July 24, 2014, I was unavoidably detained attending to representational activities in my congressional district, including attendance at the memorial service of a distinguished educator and community leader, and thus unable to return in time for rollcall votes 442 through 450. Had I been present I would have voted as follows:

1. On rollcall No. 442 I would have voted ``no.'' (Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule providing for consideration of both H.R. 4935 and H.R. 3393.)

2. On rollcall No. 443 I would have voted ``no.'' (H. Res. 680, Rule providing for consideration of both H.R. 4935, Child Tax Credit Improvement Act and H.R. 3393 Student and Family Tax Simplification Act.)

3. On rollcall No. 444 I would have voted ``yes.'' (Kilmer/Hinojosa/ Bachus/Petri/Tsongas Amendment to H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act, ensuring each individual is aware of financial management resources provided by the Treasury Department's Financial Literacy and Education Commission.)

4. On rollcall No. 445 I would have voted ``yes.'' (Motion to Recommit H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act.)

5. On rollcall No. 446 I would have voted ``yes.'' (Final Passage of H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act, Rep. Guthrie--Education and the Workforce.)

6. On rollcall No. 447 I would have voted ``yes.'' (H.R. 5111, To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking Rep. Beatty-- Education and the Workforce.)

7. On rollcall No. 448 I would have voted ``yes.'' (Motion to Recommit H.R. 3933, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act.)

8. On rollcall No. 449 I would have voted ``no.'' (Final Passage of H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act, Rep. Black--Ways and Means.)

9. On rollcall No. 450 I would have voted ``yes.'' (Democratic Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 3230, Veterans' Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014. Motion offered by Mr. Peters of California would instruct conferees to recede from disagreement with section 702 of the Senate Amendment, which is related to the approval of courses of education provided by public institutions of higher learning for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program conditional on in-State tuition rates for veterans.)

Mr. Speaker, today, in my district, we buried Dr. Evelyn E. Thornton, the first African American to graduate from the University of Houston with a Ph.D. in math and a leader in civic matters and education.

Because of my responsibility of speaking at this civic leader's funeral home going service, I missed the following votes. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows:

On rollcall vote No. 442, I would have voted ``no'' on the motion on ordering the previous question on H.R. 4935 and H.R. 3393;

On rollcall vote No. 443, I would have voted ``no'' on H. Res. 680, a rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 4935, Child Tax Credit Improvement Act, and H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act;

On rollcall vote No. 444, I would have voted ``yes'' on an amendment to H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act, offered by Mr. Kilmer and Mr. Hinojosa;

On rollcall vote No. 445, I would have voted ``yes'' on a motion to recommit H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act;

On rollcall vote No. 446, I would have voted ``yes'' on final passage of H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Counseling Act;

On rollcall vote No. 447, I would have voted ``yes'' on H.R. 5111, to improve the response to victims of sex trafficking, by Representative Beatty;

On rollcall vote No. 448, I would have voted ``yes'' on a motion to recommit on H.R. 3933, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act;

On rollcall vote No. 449, I would have voted ``no'' on H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act; and

On rollcall vote No. 450, I would have voted ``yes'' on H.R. 3230, Veterans' Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014.