[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 26 (Thursday, March 10, 1994)]
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                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-400. A resolution adopted by the Conference of Chief 
     Justices relative to proposed crime legislation; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       POM-401. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of 
     West Virginia; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

                       ``Senate Resolution No. 7

       ``Whereas, in the 1930's, the Congress of the United States 
     assumed the responsibility for developing a federally 
     administrated retirement program to place the various 
     railroad pension plans on a solid financial basis; and
       ``Whereas, the railroad retirement system today covers over 
     one million individuals who have contributed over the years 
     in good faith and have legitimate expectations of receiving 
     their benefits; and
       ``Whereas, the national performance review board proposes 
     to transfer the functions of the railroad retirement board to 
     the social security administration, to other federal agencies 
     and to private section service providers: and
       ``Whereas, this proposal would privatize and terminate a 
     program that has worked well and provided retirement security 
     for 1.3 million active, retired and disabled rail workers and 
     their families for nearly 60 years; therefore, be it
       ``Resolved by the Senate:
       ``That the Senate of West Virginia urges that United States 
     Congress to reject a proposal by the national performance 
     review board to transfer the functions of the railroad 
     retirement board to the social security administration; and, 
     be it further
       ``Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a 
     copy of this resolution to the members of the West Virginia 
     congressional delegation and to the national performance 
     review board.''
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       POM-402. A resolution adopted by the House of the State of 
     West Virginia; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

                        ``House Resolution No. 6

       ``Whereas, in the 1930's the Congress of the United States 
     assumed the responsibility for developing a federally 
     administered retirement program to place the various railroad 
     pension plans on a solid financial basis; and
       ``Whereas, the railroad retirement system today covers over 
     one million individuals who have contributed over the years 
     in good faith and have legitimate expectations of receiving 
     their benefits; and
       ``Whereas, the National Performance Review Board proposes 
     to transfer the functions of the Railroad Retirement Board to 
     the Social Security Administration, to other federal 
     agencies, and to private section service providers; and
       ``Whereas, this proposal would privatize and terminate a 
     program that has worked well and provided retirement security 
     for 1.3 million active, retired and disabled rail workers and 
     their families for nearly 60 years; therefore, be it
       ``Resolved by the House of Delegates:
       ``That the House of Delegates of the State of West Virginia 
     urges the United States Congress to reject a proposal by the 
     National Performance Review Board to transfer the functions 
     of the Railroad Retirement Board to the Social Security 
     Administration; and, be it further
       ``Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a 
     copy of this resolution to the members of the West Virginia 
     delegation to the Congress of the United States and to the 
     National Performance Review Board, Washington, D.C.''

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