[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 27, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H6934-H6936]
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:

       66. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of Tennessee, relative to Senate Joint 
     Resolution No. 277 urging the Congress of the United States 
     to stop cuts in agriculture-related programs and initiatives 
     in the Fiscal Year 2006 federal budget; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       67. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Ohio, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take 
     appropriate action so that funding to the Joint Manufacturing 
     Center in Lima, Ohio, is not reduced through the Base 
     Realignment and Closure process; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       68. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Ohio, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 11 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take 
     appropriate action so that Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is 
     excluded from the list of base closure for the Base 
     Realignment and Closure process; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       69. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Ohio, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 12 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take 
     appropriate action so that the NASA John H. Glenn Research 
     Center and the Defense Finance Accounting Services Center in 
     Cleveland are excluded from the list of base closure for the 
     Base Realignment and Closure process; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       70. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Ohio, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 13 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take 
     appropriate action so that the Youngstown Joint Air Reserve 
     Station in Vienna Township, Ohio, is excluded from the list 
     of base closures for the Base Realignment and Closure 
     process; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       71. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 90 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to inquire 
     into the status of and pursue the expeditious resolution of 
     the third nomination for the Medal of Honor of U.S. Army 
     Colonel David H. Hackworth; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       72. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Ohio, relative to Seante Concurrent Resolution No. 10 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take 
     appropriate action so that the 178th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air 
     National Guard at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport 
     in Springfield, Ohio, is excluded from the list of base 
     closures for the Base Realignment and Closure process; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       73. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly the State of 
     Ohio, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take 
     appropriate action so that the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air 
     National Guard, at the Mansfield Lahm Airport is excluded 
     from the list of base closures for the Base Realignment and 
     Closure process; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       74. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Illinois, relative to House Resolution No. 457 
     urging the Congress of the United States to consider the 
     importance of this installation in this time of war on 
     terrorism and the vital need to protect our Nation; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       75. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 904 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to continue 
     its support and advocacy for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 
     Kittery, Maine; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       76. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Ohio, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 10 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take 
     appropriate action so that the 178th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air 
     National Guard at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport 
     in Springfield, Ohio, is excluded from the list of base 
     closures for the Base Realignment and Closure process; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       77. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Ohio, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take 
     appropriate action so that the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air 
     National Guard, at the Mansfield Lahm Airport is excluded 
     from the list of base closures for the Base Realignment and 
     Closure process; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       78. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Tennessee, relative to House Joint Resolution 146 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     legislation to posthumously award First Lieutenant Garlin 
     Murl Conner, United States Army, a much deserved Medal of 
     Honor; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       79. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 3 urging 
     the President of the United States and the Congress of the 
     United States to support federal policies designed to 
     eliminate homelessness in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       80. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Hawaii, relative to House Resolution No. 77 urging 
     the United States Congress not to cut federal community 
     development block grant funding as proposed by the 
     administration in the 2006 fiscal year federal budget and to 
     support its restoration into the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development budget at its current funding level of 
     $4,700,000,000; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       81. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 245 
     requesting the Congress of the United States to amend the No 
     Child Left Behind Act of 2001 according to the 
     recommendations of the final report of the National 
     Conference of State Legislatures' Task Force on No Child Left 
     Behind; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       82. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Illinois, relative to Senate Resolution No. 148 urging the 
     Congress of the

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     United States to amend the federal Older Americans Act to 
     include older family caregivers of adult children with 
     developmental disabilities as an eligible population to be 
     served by the National Family Caregiver Supoprt Program; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       83. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 245 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to amend the 
     No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 according to the 
     recommendations of the final report of the National 
     Conference of State Legislatures' Task Force on No Child Left 
     Behind; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       84. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Ohio, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 35 memorializing the 
     Congress of the United States to amend the Energy Policy Act 
     of 1992 to specify that an electric-hybrid vehicle must 
     receive credit as being an alternative fueled vehicle for 
     purposes of the requirement that 75% of new light duty motor 
     vehicles acquired annually for state government fleets be 
     alternative fueled vehicles; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       85. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of New 
     Hampshire, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4 
     supporting federal funding for Lyme disease research; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       86. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Nebraska, relative to Legislative Resolution No. 9 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to amend the Social Security 
     Act by deleting May 14, 1993, as the deadline for approval by 
     states of long-term care partnership plans; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       87. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 30 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     legislation allowing the Department of Commerce to help 
     shield children by establishing and requiring the .XXX domain 
     name for adult-only web sites; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       88. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to Joint Resolution memorializing the 
     Congress of the United States and the United States 
     Environemntal Protection Agency to control mercury as a 
     hazardous air pollutant; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       89. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Ohio, relative to House Resolution No. 21 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to enact the Clear Skies Act of 
     2005; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       90. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Oregon, relative to House Memorial 1 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to provide for a domestic 
     energy policy that ensures an affordable supply of natural 
     gas and that embraces a concerted national effort to promote 
     greater energy efficiency, increased energy conservation and 
     environmentally responsible natural gas production; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       91. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Rhode Island, relative to House Resolution 
     05R122(05-H6245) memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to provide for a domestic energy policy that ensures 
     an affordable supply of natural gas and embraces a concerted 
     national effort to promote greater energy efficiency and 
     environmentally responsible natural gas production; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       92. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to a Joint Resolution memorializing the 
     Congress of the United States to provide a domestic natural 
     gas policy; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       93. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to House Resolution 
     commending the Rebublic of China, Taiwan, on its 
     contributions to promote world health; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       94. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Hawaii, relative to House Resolution No. 141 urging 
     the Federal Government to provide medical care and 
     compensation to nuclear victims in the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       95. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 2009 urging 
     the Congress of the United States to send federal funds 
     directly to the Arizona Legislature for appropriation and 
     oversight; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       96. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Oregon, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 1 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to pass legislation that will 
     reauthorize and extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community 
     Self-Determination Act of 2000 for an additional 10-year 
     period through federal fiscal year 2016, and that the Act be 
     continued in its present form and be funded through a 
     mandatory continuing appropriation; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       97. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Nevada, relative to Senate Joint Resolution NO. 12 urging the 
     President of the United States to direct the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide full funding for the Clark County Sport 
     Shooting Park; to the Committee on Resources.
       98. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 204 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enable to 
     receive its appropriate share of revenue received from oil 
     and gas activity on the Outer Continental Shelf; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       99. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 8000 
     memorializing the President of the United States and the 
     Congress of the United States to support the establishment of 
     the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       100. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 56, 
     supporting passage of the Native Hawaiian Government 
     Reorganization Act (The ``AKAKA Bill''); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       101. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 78 urging the President of the United States 
     and the Congress of the United States to make the Republic of 
     Poland eligible for the United States Department of State's 
     Visa Waiver Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       102. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Nebraska, relative to Legislative Resolution No. 230 urging 
     the President of the United States and the Congress of the 
     United States to make the Republic of Poland eligible for the 
     United States Department of State's Visa Waiver Program; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       103. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Resolution No. 116 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enable 
     Louisiana to receive its appropriate share of revenue 
     received from oil and gas activity on the Outer Continental 
     Shelf; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       104. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to a Joint Resolution memorializing the 
     President and Congress of the United States not to require a 
     passport to cross the Canadian border; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       105. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 117 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to amend the United States Code to 
     authorize state governors to proclaim that the United States 
     flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of a member 
     of the United States armed forces from their respective 
     states who died on active duty; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       106. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 66 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to permit 
     public access to the West Pearl River Navigational Canal 
     located in the parishes of St. Tammany and Washington and to 
     extend the date scheduled for closure until such time that an 
     alternate long-term solution can be determined; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       107. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 12 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to provide 
     the necessary funding to restore Calcasieu Ship Channel in 
     southwest Louisiana to its authorized dimensions in order 
     that the economic, safety, and security concerns may be 
     adequately addressed; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       108. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 31 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     highway reathorization legislation with a level of funding 
     that closes the gap between federal fuel tax dollars paid by 
     Michigan motorists and dollars received to address Michigan's 
     transportation needs; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       109. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Iowa, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 58 declaring support for 
     Amtrak; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       110. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to House 
     Resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     enact legislation that would fully fund the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs health care system; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       111. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to Joint Resolution memorializing the 
     President of the United States and the Congress of the United 
     States in support of the Togus Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       112. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 249 
     urging Congress to support legislation conferring veterans' 
     benefits on Filipino World War II veterans; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       113. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to a Joint Resolution memorializing the 
     President of the United States and the Congress of the United 
     States to continue stipends at current levels for veterans in 
     veterans' nursing homes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       114. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1003 
     urging the Congress of the United States to enact legislation 
     to achieve social security reform; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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       115. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 76 
     urging the Congress of the United States to reject proposed 
     changes to the social security system; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       116. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 2006 urging 
     the Congress of the United States to ensure that the United 
     States does not enter into the Free Trade Area of the 
     Americas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       117. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Hawaii, relative to House Resolution No. 100 
     urging President George W. Bush to reconsider his plan to 
     privatize social security; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       118. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 94 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States of America to 
     take such actions as are necessary to work to abolish the 
     federal estate tax permanently; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       119. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Montana, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 17 urging 
     the Congress of the United States to support the renewable 
     energy production incentive program and production tax credit 
     program; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
     Ways and Means.
       120. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts, relative to Senate Resolution memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to establish an annual 
     observance of ``Liberty Day''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.

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