[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 17, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H4112]
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                               MEMORIALS

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

       156. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 201 memorializing the United States Congress to take 
     appropriate action to prevent further desecration of the SS 
     Leopoldville or any of its contents; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       157. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 143 
     memorializing the United States Congress to assist the 
     Federal Trade Commission in preventing the sale of crawfish 
     and catfish imported from Asia and Spain at prices with which 
     Louisiana producers cannot complete; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       158. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 8 
     memorializing the United States Congress to increase funding 
     for research by the National Institutes of Health for the 
     treatment and cure of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       159. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 34 
     memorializing the United States Congress to support the 
     Minerals Management Service plan to proceed with the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lease Sale 181 for the eastern Gulf of 
     Mexico scheduled for December 5, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       160. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 12 
     memorializing the United States Congress to authorize an 
     additional 18 federal judges and commensurate staff to handle 
     the current and anticipated caseloads along the United 
     States-Mexico border and to fully reimburse local governments 
     for the costs incurred in prosecuting and incarcerating 
     federal defendants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       161. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 152 
     memorializing the United States Congress to adopt legislation 
     authorizing states to opt out of the federal-aid highway 
     program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       162. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 188 
     memorializing the United States Congress to support House 
     Resolution 527 making changes to Section 527 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code to exempt certain state and local political 
     committees which are required to report contributions and 
     expenditures pursuant to local or state law; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       163. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 140 
     memorializing the United States Congress to act at once to 
     provide for advanced and increased funding of the 
     Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons and 
     the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, so as to 
     enable the programs to engage in planning their work more 
     efficiently and engaging and retaining qualified employees; 
     jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
     Education and the Workforce.

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