[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 112 (Friday, August 1, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H6715]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               MEMORIALS

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       174. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 158 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     approve the settlement agreement reached with the tobacco 
     industry by the attorney generals of the various states and 
     authorizes the United States Food and Drug Administration to 
     adopt regulations to protect our children from tobacco 
     marketing and access; to the Committee on Commerce.
       175. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 89 
     memorializing Congress to request the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to grant an exemption relative to the 
     painting of the Crescent City Connection which would limit 
     the requirements for the removal and capture of residue from 
     previous paint coatings during the painting procedure; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       176. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 24 
     recognizing the significance of African-American and other 
     black music to global culture, and the positive impact of 
     this art form on global commerce, would designate the month 
     of June as Black Music Month throughout the State of 
     California, and would call upon the people of the state to 
     study, reflect on, and celebrate the majesty, vitality, and 
     importance of African-American and other black music; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       177. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 25 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to adopt an 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide 
     each citizen with a constitutional right to a clean and 
     healthful environment and protection of our other natural 
     resources; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       178. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 77 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to revise the 
     federal highway funding formulas to ensure that Louisiana 
     gets its fair share of federal highway funds; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       179. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 35 
     memorializing the United States Congress to amend federal 
     statutes 46 U.S.C. 11108 and 11109, otherwise known as Seaman 
     Protection and Relief Act, to remove the prohibition against 
     states from withholding income tax from wages due or accruing 
     to a master or seaman and the attachment of wages for tax 
     payments; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       180. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 98 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to examine 
     formulas and to consider using risk factors in determining 
     how to distribute section 130 highway dollars to the states 
     for rail safety purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       181. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Joint 
     Resolution 2 urging the members of Congress to support and 
     pass the Family Forestland Preservation Tax Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       182. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 21 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     legislation allowing the employees of the Lafourche Basin 
     Levee District to opt-out of the Social Security System and 
     to join the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, 
     effective January 1, 1998; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.




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