[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 126 (Monday, July 28, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H7169]
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:

       348. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 63 urging and requesting that the Congress of 
     the United States increase penalties for any person who 
     knowingly hires, or recruits or refers for a fee, for 
     employment within this state, an individual who is not 
     authorized to work in the United States, or who knowingly 
     continues to employ an unauthorized alien; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
       349. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 52 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to establish a minimum sound level 
     standard for all new automobiles sold in the United States to 
     ensure the safety of the blind and other pedestrians; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       350. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 281 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     reauthorize the DNA Backlog Program; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       351. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 178 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to direct the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to review its recovery policies and 
     programs and prepare a report and outline on the social and 
     economic issues involved in the implementation of the rules 
     and regulations of the National Flood Insurance Program, as 
     that implementation affects the rebuilding efforts in all 
     coastal Louisiana communities impacted by Hurricanes Katrina 
     and Rita; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       352. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Resolution No. 178 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to improve, modernize, and enhance 
     drainage along the Jefferson Parish and Oelans Parish line; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       353. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Resolution No. 148 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to recognize the need for support of 
     the spouses of deceased veterans and the need for housing for 
     homeless veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       354. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 177 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to extend the 
     Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 bonus depreciation benefit 
     to all parishes in the Gulf Opportunity Zone; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       355. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 117 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to provide a 
     federal extension of unemployment benefits for those 
     unemployed workers in the State of Michigan; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       356. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 23 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.
       357. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial No. 2003 
     urging the Congress of the United States to use as guiding 
     principles the sovereignty of the United States and the best 
     interest of the citizens of the United States on matters 
     relating to the adoption of treaties and agreements with 
     foreign governments and organizations of foreign governments; 
     jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Ways and 
     Means.

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