[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 168 (Friday, November 22, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H7364-H7365]
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:

       155. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of California, relative to Assembly 
     Joint Resolution No. 20 requesting that the Congress and the 
     President enact legislation that prevents the doubling of 
     interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       156. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 16 
     urging the Superintendent of Public Instruction to prepare a 
     plan for making California competitive for future increases 
     in federal funding to preschool and early learning programs; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       157. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 21 
     recognizing and supporting the benefits from a robust and 
     thriving agricultural sector; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       158. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 28 
     recognizing that September 2013, and each September 
     thereafter, as Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       159. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 24 
     recognizing the value of forests in providing critical 
     ecosystem services; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       160. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 22 
     calling the Congress and the President to expedite actions at 
     the Department of State to process the visa applications of 
     our Afghan allies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       161. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 11 
     urging the President and the Congress to support and pass 
     legislation that would allow private student loan debt to be 
     dischargeable in a bankruptcy case filed under Chapter 7 or 
     Chapter 13; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       162. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 15 
     urging the Supreme Court to affirm the clear 
     constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 
     1965; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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       163. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 19 
     urging the Congress and the President to provide benefits to 
     those veterans discriminated against solely on the basis of 
     their sexual orientation; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.

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