[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 164 (Thursday, November 18, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H12794]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               MEMORIALS

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       285. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 68 to 
     memorialize the Congress of the United States to end tobacco 
     subsidies and to redirect this support to food-processing 
     agricultural activities; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       286. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 113 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to oppose the proposed 
     transfer of the United States Navy ships and sailors from the 
     Earle Naval Weapons Station, located in Monmouth County, New 
     Jersey, to naval stations at Norfolk, Virginia and Mayport, 
     Florida and requests the postponement of any final transfer 
     decision so that the feasibility and practicality of the 
     transfer can be properly studied; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       287. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 97 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States and the President to 
     provide federal assistance to cover costs incurred by the 
     State in providing health care at New Jersey hospitals to the 
     Kosovo refugees; to the Committee on Commerce.
       288. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to a resolution 
     memorializing the President and the Congress to act boldly to 
     secure that East Timor triumphantly transitions to 
     independence by seeking the prompt ratification by the 
     Indonesian National Assembly of the East Timorese's 
     Referendum Vote, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       289. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 63 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States, the President of the 
     United States, and the Secretary of the Interior to take 
     whatever action is necessary to establish the Sandy Hook bay 
     and peninsula, as a National Park Service entity separate and 
     distinct from the Gateway National Recreation Area for 
     administrative and funding purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       290. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 79 memorializing 
     the Federal Government to continue its financial support for 
     the Port Newark-Elizabeth dredging project; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       291. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 1 memorializing the 
     President and the Congress of the United States, and the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency to take all available 
     steps to expeditiously provide relief to New Jersey's flood 
     victims and not to deduct State monies provided for flood 
     relief from the calculation of federal monies allocated to 
     New Jersey for its recovery from the devastating effects of 
     Hurricane Floyd and its aftermath; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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