[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 127 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H9709-H9710]
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:

       161. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 212 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to take such actions as are necessary to revise the 
     National Flood Insurance Program to extend coverage for other 
     natural disasters; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       162. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 15 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to forgive student loans of college 
     graduates who move to Louisiana to support activities to 
     rebuild and revitalize communities damaged by Hurricane 
     Katrina and Rita; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       163. 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.
       164. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 274 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to ensure that all-terrain vehicles 
     sold in the United States meet mechanical equipment standards 
     of the Consumer Product Safety Commission and that safety 
     information and training are being provided to all purchasers 
     of all-terrain vehicles; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       165. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 258 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to examine the provisions of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 to provide prenatal care to immigrants; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       166. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 106 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to ensure the passage of the Online 
     Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       167. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Delaware, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 19 
     urging the Congress of the United States to end the practice 
     of ``smokestack chasing''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       168. 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.
       169. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 107 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to provide 
     assistance and relief for Louisiana's commercial fishing 
     industry through emergency supplemental appropriations; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       170. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 80 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States, the 
     President of the United States, and the Mississippi River/
     Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force to fulfill their 
     commitment to address the problem of hypoxia in the Gulf of 
     Mexico; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       171. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 251 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to grant an extension to Louisiana 
     with regard to the deadline for implementing the provisions 
     of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, 
     and federal guidelines adopted pursuant thereto; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       172. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 176 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to instruct 
     the United States Army Corps of Engineers to take such 
     actions as are necessary to include pump station repairs and 
     safe house construction in St. Bernard Parish as a part of 
     the projects authorized for funding under the provisions of 
     Public Law 109-234, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       173. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 70 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to expedite the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency's provision of advance funding for expenses 
     for hurricane response projects covered by Project Worksheets 
     submitted by local governments and to do everything possible 
     to provide for the adequate and speedy completion of such 
     projects; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       174. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 17 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to create a federal catastrophe 
     fund; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       175. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Resolution No. 68 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to fulfill 
     the commitment to the citizens of Louisiana to fully fund 
     recovery from damages resulting from Hurricanes Katrina and 
     Rita; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       176. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 270 urging 
     the reinstatement of federal ocean water quality testing 
     program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       177. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 223 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to provide the same tax breaks and 
     federal financial assistance to Louisiana residents affected 
     by Hurricane Rita as those afforded to Lousiana residents 
     affected by Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       178. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 195 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to extend the deadline to take 
     advantage of certain tax relief for victims of Hurricane 
     Katrina, Hurricane Rita, and Hurricane Wilma, which relief 
     was originally granted pursuant to the Katrina Emergency Tax 
     Relief Act of 2005 and the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       179. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 13 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to give tax relief to small 
     businesses which provide health insurance for their 
     employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       180. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 217 
     urging the President of the United States and the Congress of 
     the United States to enact legislation to increase, for 
     social security beneficiaries, the levels of provisional 
     income, which include social security benefits, by an amount 
     equal to the federal cost of living allowance granted to 
     federal employees in Hawaii; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       181. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 247 
     memorializing the Secretary of the Department of Homeland 
     Security to create a unified Urban

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     Area Security Initiative zone for Camden and Philadelphia 
     area; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
       182. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 50 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to either extend the Terrorism Risk 
     Insurance Act (TRIA) to include insurance coverage for 
     natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes or, 
     alternatively, to establish a tax inceptive program for 
     insurance companies that provide insurance coverage for 
     natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes; jointly 
     to the Committees on Financial Services and Ways and Means.
       183. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 2007 
     urging the Congress of the United States to enact legislation 
     giving tribal governments jurisdiction over 
     telecommunications services on tribal lands; jointly to the 
     Committees on Natural Resources and Energy and Commerce.

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