[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 126 (Thursday, August 2, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H9655-H9656]
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:

       149. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative 
     to House Resolution No. 292 urging the Congress of the United 
     States to provide equitable funding to the United States 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development for the operation 
     of quality affordable housing; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       150. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Tennessee, relative to

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     Senate Joint Resolution No. 361 urging the Congress of the 
     United States to address the economic impact of interchange 
     fees and merchant discount charges and develop clear and 
     concise disclosure to consumers and retailers; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       151. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 345 urging the Congress of the United States 
     to enact improvements to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 
     (NCLB); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       152. Also, a memorial of the General Court of the State of 
     New Hampshire, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2 
     urging the Congress of the United States to amend the No 
     Child Left Behind Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
       153. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, relative to Senate Resolution No. 3259 
     expressing support of the financing of the State Children's 
     Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) through federal funds, and 
     to exhort the Congress of the United States to assure an 
     increase in federal funds for the SCHIP, including the 
     territories; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       154. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 8 urging 
     the Congress of the United States to renew the Special 
     Statutory Funding Program for Type 1 Diabetes Research and 
     the Special Diabetes Program for Indians; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       155. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 15 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to act to 
     commemorate the Armenian Genocide; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       156. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Ohio, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 18 urging the Congress of 
     the United States to pass legislation establishing a 
     Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research Clearinghouse in 
     the National Archives; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       157. Also, a memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the 
     State of Oregon, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 9 
     urging the Congress of the United States to pass legislation 
     and appropriate funds for an orderly transition for the 
     National Guard and National Guard Reservists to civilian life 
     following active service; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       158. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Wisconsin, relative to Senate Resolution No. 8 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to create a system that 
     ensures that trade agreements are developed and implemented 
     using a democratic, inclusive mechanism that enshrines the 
     principles of federalism and state sovereignty; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       159. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 114 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to review and 
     consider eliminating provisions of federal law which reduce 
     Social Security benefits for those receiving pension benefits 
     from federal, state, or local government retirement systems 
     or funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       160. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 3 urging 
     the Congress of the United States to reauthorize and fund the 
     federal Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
     Act of 2000; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and 
     Natural Resources.

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