[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 72 (Thursday, May 2, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2605-S2611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-33. A joint memorial adopted by the Legislature of the 
     State of Idaho urging the United States Congress to pass 
     legislation that designates 611 as a national suicide 
     prevention and mental health crisis hotline telephone number; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

                       House Joint Memorial No. 1

       Whereas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
     (CDC) reported 45,000 deaths by suicide in the United States 
     in 2016, with rates of suicide since 1999 increasing in every 
     state; and
       Whereas, the CDC reported that suicide is the tenth leading 
     cause of death in the United States, and ode of just three of 
     the leading causes of death that are on the rise; and
       Whereas, Idaho and other western states have the highest 
     rates of suicide in the nation, and the CDC reports that the 
     rate of suicide is increasing in Idaho and surrounding 
     western states by rates that range from 30% to 58% since 
     1999; and
       Whereas, the United States faces an urgent public health 
     crisis as these deaths contribute to the declining life 
     expectancy for Americans; and
       Whereas, the United States House of Representatives passed 
     H.R. 2345, the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 
     2018, by a vote of 379 to 1, with both Congressman Raul 
     Labrador and Congressman Mike Simpson voting in the 
     affirmative; and the United States Senate passed H.R. 2345 by 
     unanimous consent; and
       Whereas, on August 14, 2018, President Donald Trump signed 
     H.R. 2345 into law as Public Law No. 115-233; and
       Whereas, Public Law 115-233 requires the Federal 
     Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct a study that 
     examines the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-
     remember, three-digit dialing code to be used for a national 
     suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system; 
     and
       Whereas, the FCC's report must recommend whether a 
     particular Nil dialing code or another simple, easy-to-
     remember, three-digit dialing code should be used for a 
     national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline 
     system and, if so, the logistics and costs associated with 
     designating such a dialing code; and
       Whereas, 611 is the only undesignated N11 number available, 
     and in 1997, the FCC found that 611 would be available when 
     ``needed for other national purposes''; and
       Whereas, since 1968, 911 has been used for emergency 
     service, and the simplicity and ubiquity of the 911 dialing 
     code makes the N11 pattern the most logical pattern to follow 
     for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis 
     hotline: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the members of the First Regular Session of the 
     Sixty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate concurring therein, that the FCC should 
     recognize that combating the staggering growth of suicide 
     deaths is an important national purpose; and be it further
       Resolved, that, in response to the growing rate of suicide 
     deaths, the FCC should designate 611 as the new national 
     suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline telephone 
     number; and be it further
       Resolved, that if the FCC does not make such a designation, 
     the delegation representing the State of Idaho in Congress is 
     hereby respectfully requested to pursue legislation to that 
     end; and be it further

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       Resolved, that the Chief Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed 
     to forward a copy of this Memorial to the Chairman of the 
     Federal Communications Commission, the President of the 
     United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House 
     of Representatives, and to the congressional delegation 
     representing the State of Idaho in the Congress of the United 
     States.
                                  ____

       POM-34. A joint memorial adopted by the Legislature of the 
     State of Idaho urging the United States Congress to support 
     the Federal Communications Commission's actions to provide 
     the resources necessary to improve the phone communications 
     system; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

                       House Joint Memorial No. 3

       Whereas, communication is essential to Idaho's economy for 
     conducting business, social interaction, and emergency 
     contacts; and
       Whereas, phone communication, and particularly cell phone 
     communication and related uses, is subject to distraction, 
     disruption, and interference as a result of unwanted and 
     unsolicited phone calls from recordings and persons who do 
     not identify themselves and use false phone numbers to 
     promote warranties, health products, credit cards, computer 
     repair, and many products they have no intention of 
     providing; and
       Whereas, the unscrupulous and dishonest use of our phone 
     communication system is becoming so frequent that it 
     interferes with commerce because increasingly users do not 
     answer the phone, missing legitimate and important calls; and
       Whereas, Idaho state statutes, do not call registries, and 
     other remedies have become ineffective because those who 
     engage in this misbehavior have no intention of obeying the 
     law and are able to avoid being apprehended or detected 
     because they are calling from locations outside of the United 
     States or, if calling within the United States, they use 
     sophisticated hacking methods; and
       Whereas, Idaho state and local governments do not have the 
     expertise to control the increasing burden upon Idaho 
     citizens and particularly do not have the jurisdiction to 
     pursue offshore illegal activities; Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the members of the First Regular Session of the 
     Sixty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate concurring therein, that we support the 
     citizens of the State of Idaho and request that the Federal 
     Communications Commission, with the support and assistance of 
     our congressional delegation, provide the resources necessary 
     and take every reasonable step to procure the necessary 
     expertise to prosecute and end this interference and misuse 
     of our communications system; and be it further
       Resolved that the Chief Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed 
     to forward a copy of this Memorial to the President of the 
     Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of 
     Congress, to the congressional delegation representing the 
     State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States, and to 
     the Federal Communications Commission.
                                  ____

       POM-35. A joint memorial adopted by the Legislature of the 
     State of Idaho urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to practice all expediency toward the 
     completion of the Incidental Take Permit required for the 
     lawful operation of Idaho's Steelhead fishing season; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

                       House Joint Memorial No. 9

       Whereas, all runs of Idaho's wild Steelhead were listed in 
     1997 as threatened under the Endangered Species Act; and
       Whereas, many conditions originating outside of Idaho have 
     contributed to the decline of Idaho's wild Steelhead; and
       Whereas, in spite of collaborative habitat restoration 
     projects and thoughtful fisheries management within Idaho, 
     these external impacts continue to affect wild Steelhead 
     returns; and
       Whereas, longitudinal scientific research clearly and 
     consistently negates the notion that the operation of the 
     Steelhead fishing season has any appreciable effect on the 
     abundance or recovery of Idaho's wild Steelhead; and
       Whereas, the hatchery Steelhead fishery constitutes a 
     significant part of Idaho's recreational and tribal fishery; 
     and
       Whereas, the Steelhead fishery is a significant contributor 
     to the culture, jobs, tourism, recreation, and economy of 
     Idaho; and
       Whereas, Steelhead fishing by the outfitted and 
     nonoutfitted public on Idaho's rivers is a significant 
     contributor to Idaho's rural economy; and
       Whereas, Idaho submitted its Fisheries Management and 
     Evaluation Plan for review and renewal to the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 2010, prior 
     to the expiration of the associated permit required for 
     lawful operation of its fisheries; and
       Whereas, NOAA still has not, in the nine years since 
     submission, processed that plan and renewed Idaho's 
     Incidental Take Permit; and
       Whereas, this has placed the State of Idaho fisheries out 
     of legal compliance; and
       Whereas, on December 7, 2018, under threat of a federal 
     lawsuit by six organizations due to Idaho operating its 
     fisheries without a current federal permit, the Idaho 
     Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) Commission decided to 
     suspend the Steelhead fishing season; and
       Whereas, the IDFG Commission's decision of December 7, 
     2018, to strike a conditional agreement with the litigant 
     coalition forestalled a full closure of the Steelhead season; 
     and
       Whereas, the terms of said agreement are set to expire on 
     March 15, 2019, or upon verified completion of the requisite 
     permit, whichever should occur first; and
       Whereas, we commend the Idaho congressional delegation for 
     its letter to NOAA urging rapid permit renewal and for its 
     influence and support; and
       Whereas, if the permit is not completed by March 15, 2019, 
     it is possible that those areas that have remained open thus 
     far might be closed and that those areas that the December 
     agreement excluded remain closed for the remainder of the 
     Steelhead season; and
       Whereas, initial statements made in early December 2018 by 
     NOAA officials projected that the permit would be completed 
     by early-to-mid February; and
       Whereas, the record 35-day shutdown of the federal 
     government, agencies, and nonessential employees 
     significantly delayed progress toward completing the permit; 
     and
       Whereas, NOAA officials have now indicated they will 
     attempt to complete the permit before March 15, 2019, but 
     they remain unwilling to commit that they will do so in time: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the members of the First Regular Session of the 
     Sixty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate concurring therein, that we urge NOAA, and 
     specifically the National Marine Fishery Service division, to 
     practice all expediency toward the completion of the 
     Incidental Take Permit required for the lawful operation of 
     Idaho's Steelhead fishing season; and be it further
       Resolved that NOAA is urged to review future Fisheries 
     Management and Evaluation Plans and process permit renewal 
     applications submitted by the State of Idaho in a time frame 
     that does not place the state out of legal compliance and 
     that inherently puts the operation of Idaho's Steelhead 
     fisheries at risk and all that rely upon the fisheries and 
     are otherwise ancillary to them; and be it further
       Resolved that nothing in this Joint Memorial is intended to 
     conflict with the responsible evaluation, nor to the 
     exclusion and consideration of the best available science, of 
     the permit; and be it further
       Resolved that the Chief Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed 
     to forward a copy of this Memorial to the President of the 
     Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of 
     Congress, to the congressional delegation representing the 
     State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States, to NOAA, 
     and to the National Marine Fishery Service division of NOAA.
                                  ____

       POM-36. A concurrent memorial adopted by the Legislature of 
     the State of Arizona urging the United States Congress to 
     decline to designate the Great Bend of the Gila River and 
     surrounding areas as a National Monument; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.

                   House Concurrent Memorial No. 2005

       Whereas, the Gila River stretches nearly 600 miles across 
     Arizona and has supported Arizona's people for thousands of 
     years; and
       Whereas, Congressman Raul M. Grijalva introduced H.R. 6521, 
     the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment 
     Act (Act) on July 25, 2018; and
       Whereas, national monument status has significant potential 
     consequences that may negatively affect land management 
     activities; and
       Whereas, the proposed Great Bend of the Gila National 
     Monument includes more than 84,000 acres of land along the 
     Gila River in southwestern Arizona; and
       Whereas, existing laws and regulations, including the 
     National Environmental Policy Act, the Federal Land Policy 
     and Management Act, the Archaeological Resources Protection 
     Act and many others, ensure the protection and responsible 
     use of the Great Bend of the Gila River and its surrounding 
     lands; and
       Whereas, as of 2012, Arizona had the third highest total 
     designated wilderness acreage in the United States with 4.5 
     million acres. Additionally, another 5.8 million acres were 
     affected by special land use designations, including national 
     monuments; and
       Whereas, the Act allows the United States Secretary of the 
     Interior to adjust the boundaries of the Great Bend of the 
     Gila National Monument after enactment of the Act to include 
     any ``significant archaeological resources discovered.'' The 
     Act does not include standards or requirements related to 
     such inclusion, leaving the boundaries of the monument 
     virtually unknown; and
       Whereas, the Act also allows the Secretary of the Interior 
     to acquire land, both state and private, within or adjacent 
     to the boundaries of the national monument. Land and interest 
     in land automatically become part of the national monument; 
     and
       Whereas, the Act removes all Great Bend of the Gila 
     National Monument land from future sale, mining, mineral and 
     geothermal leasing, and renewable energy and other economic 
     development; and
       Whereas, by preventing economic activity that generates 
     income and tax revenue, national monument designation will 
     have sweeping consequences for infrastructure, job creation 
     and economic growth in surrounding areas and across this 
     state; and

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       Whereas, imposing federal preservation management on 
     Arizona lands obstructs this state's land management 
     objectives and principles; and
       Whereas, whether the federal government consults with this 
     state in developing and implementing a management plan for 
     the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument is at the 
     discretion of the Secretary of the Interior; and
       Whereas, national monument designation results in some of 
     the most restrictive existing land use regulations, greatly 
     impacting travel and hunting, fishing and other recreational 
     activities; and
       Whereas, congressional designation of multiple use policy 
     as per the Federal Land Management Policy Act is best for our 
     citizens and Arizona's economy.
       Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring, prays:
       1. That the United States Congress decline to designate the 
     Great Bend of the Gila River and the surrounding areas as a 
     national monument.
       2. That the United States Congress accept public input 
     before designating another national monument in this state.
       3. That the United States Congress and President of the 
     United States allow this state to provide express approval 
     before federal designation of any new monuments, including 
     the proposed Great Bend of the Gila National Monument.
       4. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona 
     transmit copies of this Memorial to the President of the 
     United States, the President of the United States Senate, the 
     Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, each 
     Member of Congress from the State of Arizona, the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the Governor of the State of Arizona.
                                  ____

       POM-37. A concurrent memorial adopted by the Legislature of 
     the State of Arizona urging the United States Congress to act 
     to prohibit federal agencies from recommending and 
     identifying Arizona's public lands as wilderness areas 
     without express congressional consent; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.

                   House Concurrent Memorial No. 2007

       Whereas, through federal land management planning and 
     associated guidelines, federal agencies are recommending and 
     identifying Arizona's public lands as wilderness areas; and
       Whereas, these administratively recommended wilderness 
     areas circumvent congressional intent and lack full and 
     appropriate National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
     analyses; and
       Whereas, the identification of these de facto wilderness 
     areas has resulted in significant restrictions on public 
     access and recreation, paralyzing constraints on the Arizona 
     Game and Fish Department's ability to manage wildlife and 
     potentially catastrophic limits on vegetation and habitat 
     improvement projects, including fire management activities; 
     and
       Whereas, the conservation of wildlife resources is the 
     trust responsibility of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, 
     and this responsibility extends to all lands within Arizona 
     to ensure abundant wildlife resources for current and future 
     generations; and
       Whereas, the designation of Arizona's public lands as 
     wilderness areas has resulted in the erosion of the Arizona 
     Game and Fish Department's ability to comply with its federal 
     mandate to proactively recover threatened and endangered 
     species; and
       Whereas, according to federal land management agency 
     guidelines, an administratively recommended wilderness area 
     must be managed to ``protect and maintain the social and 
     ecological characteristics that provide the basis for 
     wilderness recommendation'' in perpetuity or until Congress 
     takes action to formally designate the area as a wilderness 
     area; and
       Whereas, allowable activities within administratively 
     recommended wilderness areas are left to the discretion of 
     federal staff and deciding officers, resulting in even 
     greater restrictions and hindrances than those formally 
     vetted and designated by Congress; and
       Whereas, congressionally designated wilderness provides 
     clearer guidance for management and coordination with this 
     state, specific processes for wildlife management exemptions 
     and direction for collaboration via existing state agreements 
     and guidelines; and
       Whereas, administratively recommended wilderness areas lack 
     transparency and circumvent the spirit of NEPA and 
     congressional intent; and
       Whereas, with the implementation of federal land management 
     plans, recommended wilderness areas constitute a significant 
     and immediate change in management without a fully disclosed 
     impact analysis required by NEPA; and
       Whereas, the federal land management plans lack full NEPA 
     disclosure of potential impacts to this state and the public, 
     assurances protecting this state's ability to proactively 
     manage wildlife and fulfill its public trust responsibility, 
     including specific management activities, and analyses of the 
     cumulative impacts of further loss of public lands that 
     provide for multiple-use and wildlife-related recreational 
     and economic opportunities; and
       Whereas, the areas being recommended as wilderness were not 
     included within the original wilderness designations with 
     purposeful intent by Congress; and
       Whereas, the subsequent expansion of previously designated 
     wilderness is an overreach of the federal agencies and 
     disingenuous to the public, subverting original 
     collaboration, coordination, negotiation and agreements; and
       Whereas, the federal agency planning documents suggest that 
     significant management action or recommendation to Congress 
     will not take place before further NEPA analyses are 
     completed. Within the Prescott and Apache-Sitgreaves National 
     Forest recommended wildernesses, the United States Forest 
     Service indicates that these areas are simply preliminary 
     administrative recommendations and that further NEPA analyses 
     are necessary. However, in transmittal letters, the United 
     States Forest Service states that ``the Final Environmental 
     Impact Statement for the . . . Forest's Revised Resource 
     Management Plan contains the NEPA analysis necessary to 
     support a legislative proposal.'' This suggests the necessary 
     NEPA analysis has been conducted without adequate public 
     engagement and is an egregious lack of transparency.
       Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring, prays:
       1. That the Congress of the United States act to prohibit 
     federal agencies from recommending and identifying Arizona's 
     public lands as wilderness areas without express 
     congressional consent and state and local consent.
       2. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona 
     transmit copies of this Memorial to the President of the 
     United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House 
     of Representatives and each Member of Congress from the State 
     of Arizona.
                                  ____

       POM-38. A joint memorial adopted by the Legislature of the 
     State of Idaho urging the United States Congress to enact 
     legislation to release all remaining nonsuitable wilderness 
     study areas and implement the concept of multiple use in 
     order to fulfill the federal mandates as required by the 
     Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act of 1960 and the Forest 
     Management Act of 1976 to manage the national forests; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

                       House Joint Memorial No. 8

       Whereas, Idaho's legal description includes approximately 
     53.5 million acres, of which approximately 5,008,317 acres 
     are designated as Wilderness Areas and approximately 
     1,797,456 acres have at some point been designated as 
     Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs), which are maintained similarly 
     to Wilderness Areas; and
       Whereas, in 1976, Congress passed the Federal Land Policy 
     and Management Act (FLPMA) with Section 603 directing the 
     Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to identify and review all 
     the public lands under its administration that possess the 
     wilderness characteristics described in the Wilderness Act; 
     and
       Whereas, the BLM state director, after analysis, stated in 
     his 1991 Record of Decision and Idaho Wilderness Study 
     Report, ``The recommendation is for Congress to designate 
     972,239 acres as wilderness and release 825,217 acres for 
     other multiple uses''; and
       Whereas, the President in 1992 wrote a letter to the 
     Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate saying, 
     ``. . . I further concur with the Secretary of the Interior 
     that all or part of 57 of the WSAs encompassing 825,217 acres 
     are not suitable for preservation as wilderness . . . I urge 
     the Congress to act expeditiously and favorably on the 
     proposed legislation so that the natural resources of these 
     WSAs in Idaho may be protected and preserved''; and
       Whereas, Congress, through Public Law 111-11 separately 
     removed thousands of acres of nonsuitable WSAs in 2009, and 
     through Public Law 114-46, separately removed tens of 
     thousands of acres of nonsuitable WSAs in 2015, there are 
     still over 500,000 acres of nonsuitable WSAs in Idaho; and
       Whereas, these Idaho lands are in legal limbo, a situation 
     that causes extensive federal litigation regarding what uses 
     of the lands are appropriate and, in turn, places a burden on 
     federal court resources; and
       Whereas, uncertainty and wide swings in executive branch 
     philosophy regarding the administration of these lands are 
     costing the public millions of dollars as forest assets burn 
     and deteriorate and as investments in forest road 
     construction and improvements are being minimized; and
       Whereas, administrative decisions and preservationist 
     lawsuits have progressively reduced access to public lands 
     for forest managers and the public; and
       Whereas, the long-term sustainability of public lands 
     depends on good stewardship and professional scientific site-
     specific management of forest resources; and
       Whereas, Idaho's historic heritage, customs, and culture 
     are linked to the proper stewardship and use of the state's 
     natural resources located on federally managed lands; and
       Whereas, these lands are de facto wilderness in lieu of 
     congressional action, a situation that has resulted in a 
     waste of forest assets, improper management of public 
     forests, and a harmful reduction in forest road construction 
     and multiple-use access improvements; and
       Whereas, the failure by Congress to release the lands 
     locked up by the Wilderness Act severely harms agriculture, 
     timber harvesting, and multiple-use interests, as well as 
     Idaho communities and Idaho families economically supported 
     by those activities; and

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       Whereas, national forest lands released from wilderness 
     study would still be subject to the National Forest 
     Management Act, which requires extensive early state 
     political subdivision and public involvement as a federal 
     land management agency develops, monitors, assesses, and 
     updates plans for the management and use of resources in each 
     forest; and
       Whereas, the Idaho Legislature, on behalf of the citizens 
     of the state, asserts that the time is ripe for final 
     disposition of these lands: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the members of the First Regular Session of the 
     Sixty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate concurring therein, that the Legislature 
     supports scientific adaptive management to implement the 
     multiple-use concept of public land use as mandated by the 
     Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960, to ensure the 
     protection and improvement of forest health, and to maintain 
     and improve the sustainability of federal forests located in 
     Idaho; and be it further
       Resolved, that the United States Congress is strongly urged 
     to enact legislation to release all remaining nonsuitable 
     wilderness study areas and implement the concept of multiple 
     use in order to fulfill the federal mandates as required by 
     the Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act of 1960 and the Forest 
     Management Act of 1976 to manage the national forests to 
     ``improve and protect the forest within the reservation, or 
     for the purpose of securing favorable conditions of water 
     flows, and to furnish a continuous supply of timber for the 
     use and necessities of citizens of the United States;'' and 
     be it further
       Resolved, that the Chief Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed 
     to forward a copy of this Memorial to the Governor of the 
     State of Idaho, the President of the Senate and the Speaker 
     of the House of Representatives of Congress, the 
     congressional delegation representing the State of Idaho in 
     the Congress of the United States, the United States 
     Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the Bureau of 
     Land Management, the United States Secretary of Agriculture, 
     and the Chief of the United States Forest Service.
                                  ____

       POM-39. A joint memorial adopted by the Legislature of the 
     State of Idaho urging the United States Congress to review 
     the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental 
     assessment process for transportation projects to ensure that 
     stakeholders are quickly and fully informed whenever wildlife 
     crossing infrastructure is proposed as an option for a 
     transportation project; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.

                       House Joint Memorial No. 6

       Whereas, public highway agencies, including the Idaho 
     Transportation Department (ITD) and Federal Highway 
     Administration (FHWA) are required to conduct environmental 
     assessments to consider the environmental effects of 
     transportation projects receiving federal funds pursuant to 
     the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process; 
     and
       Whereas, environmental assessments conducted pursuant to 
     NEPA increasingly recommend that wildlife crossings, 
     including overpasses, underpasses, and related fencing, are 
     necessary or recommended additions to transportation projects 
     to allow for the safe crossing of wildlife; and
       Whereas, the link between receipt of federal funds for 
     highway projects and the acceptance of environmental 
     assessment recommendations can cause concern for state 
     highway agencies such as ITD when objections to aspects of 
     highway projects, such as wildlife crossings, are raised; and
       Whereas, as to a proposed highway improvement project for 
     the reconstruction of Targhee Pass on U.S. 20 between the 
     junction with state highway 87 and the Montana state line, 
     the NEPA environmental assessment process resulted in five 
     alternative options, one of which would have included several 
     wildlife crossings and dozens of miles of related fencing; 
     and
       Whereas, local citizens and elected officials, multiple 
     homeowner associations, and members of the Idaho Legislature 
     became concerned about the potential repercussions of 
     wildlife crossing bridges and fences in Fremont County; and
       Whereas, on an advisory ballot question presented during 
     the November 2018 general election, 78% of Fremont County 
     residents participating voted against the option to install 
     wildlife crossings and fences along U.S. 20; and
       Whereas, in a testament to our democracy in action and the 
     power of citizens and governmental entities to coordinate to 
     create a positive solution, ITD, ITD District 6, and the FHWA 
     recently recommended a preferred alternative that addresses 
     highway needs, safety, and wildlife, but does not include 
     crossing structures with wildlife fencing; and
       Whereas, the House of Representatives of the Idaho 
     Legislature is grateful for the hard work and dedication 
     shown by ITD and its staff, including the staff of ITD 
     District 6, as well as the FHWA, to recommend a solution that 
     is responsive to the needs and concerns of local Idaho 
     citizens and highway users while also achieving project 
     objectives; and
       Whereas, the House of Representatives of the Idaho 
     Legislature extends congratulations to ITD, ITD District 6, 
     and the FHWA with respect to their recommendation of the 
     preferred alternative for the reconstruction of the Targhee 
     Pass; and
       Whereas, the House of Representatives of the Idaho 
     Legislature believes that the situation presented by the 
     Targhee Pass project and an initial option including wildlife 
     bridges and fencing may again arise as to future 
     transportation projects in Idaho; and
       Whereas, a wide range of stakeholders are affected by 
     wildlife crossings and related infrastructure in ways that 
     are distinct from other transportation-related proposals and 
     actions; and
       Whereas, areas adjacent to highways in the State of Idaho 
     are critical not only for the safe passage of motor vehicles, 
     cyclists, and pedestrians but also for access to private and 
     public lands, livestock, recreation, hunting, snow removal, 
     and the preservation of scenic views; and
       Whereas, stakeholders may not initially realize that 
     transportation-related projects could ultimately involve the 
     consideration of wildlife crossing infrastructure, including 
     fencing, presenting a potential challenge to the goal of 
     stakeholder involvement; and
       Whereas, as demonstrated by the outcome of the Targhee Pass 
     project recommendation, government functions most effectively 
     when the voices of the people are heard and agencies are able 
     to cooperate effectively together; and
       Whereas, affected stakeholders benefit from the opportunity 
     to be informed as soon as possible about the extent and 
     potential impact of projects to allow for involvement in 
     decisions about animal crossings and related infrastructure: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the members of the First Regular Session of the 
     Sixty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate concurring therein, that we urge the members 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives in the 
     Congress of the United States to review the NEPA 
     environmental assessment process for transportation projects 
     to ensure that stakeholders are quickly and fully informed 
     whenever wildlife crossing infrastructure is proposed as an 
     option for a transportation project and that state 
     transportation agencies be given clear guidance to that 
     effect; and be it further
       Resolved, that the Chief Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed 
     to forward a copy of this Memorial to the director and the 
     board of the Idaho Transportation Department; and be it 
     further
       Resolved, that the Chief Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed 
     to forward a copy of this Memorial to the President of the 
     Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of 
     Congress, and to the congressional delegation representing 
     the State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.
                                  ____

       POM-40. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of 
     New Jersey urging the Internal Revenue Service to devote 
     additional resources to New Jersey and other states in which 
     large populations of seniors and recent immigrants have been 
     the target of a recent surge in tax-related scams; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

                        Senate Resolution No. 40

       Whereas, The federal Internal Revenue Service has reported 
     a recent surge in tax-related scams that seek to defraud 
     unsuspecting taxpayers; and
       Whereas, These tax-related scams typically involve criminal 
     conspirators and other scammers who make or send unsolicited 
     phone calls, text messages, or emails claiming to be agents 
     working on behalf of the federal Internal Revenue Service; 
     and
       Whereas, The scammers impersonating federal agents demand 
     that the victim pay a bogus tax bill to settle an unpaid tax 
     liability, and often con the victim into making payment on 
     the bogus bill by using threats of arrest, deportation, 
     license revocation, or the seizure of valuable assets, and
       Whereas, In a recent report to the United States Congress, 
     the federal Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 
     indicated that between October 2013 and March 2016, the 
     inspector general received more than one million contacts 
     from taxpayers nationally who reported that they had received 
     telephone calls from individuals who claimed to be employees 
     of the federal Internal Revenue Service; and
       Whereas, The inspector general's report to Congress also 
     indicated that during that same period of time more than 
     5,700 victims nationally reported that they had paid 
     impersonators a total of $31 million, and in New Jersey alone 
     more than 300 victims reported paying a total of $1 47 
     million stemming from these tax-related scams; and
       Whereas, To combat the recent surge and protect taxpayers 
     from becoming victims in the future, the inspector general 
     has established an ``advise and disrupt'' approach to the 
     scams that advises the scammers that their activity is 
     fraudulent and criminal and shuts down the modes of 
     communication that are used to perpetuate the scams; and
       Whereas, The inspector general has also sought to combat 
     the surge by using traditional media to inform taxpayers 
     about the dangers posed by the scams and by working with 
     partners in the public and private sectors to remind 
     taxpayers to remain on ``high alert'' during tax filing 
     season when attempts by impersonators to contact taxpayers 
     are at their peak, and
       Whereas, Despite these efforts, additional federal 
     resources are needed to combat the surge, especially in New 
     Jersey and other states in which large populations of seniors 
     and recent immigrants have been the preferred target of these 
     tax-related scams and

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     other similar fraudulent schemes due to their perceived 
     vulnerability and fear of reporting the abuses to the 
     appropriate authorities; and
       Whereas, The additional federal resources could be used to 
     more fully understand the extent of the problem, to better 
     identify the individuals and criminal organizations 
     responsible for perpetuating the scams, and to develop more 
     viable methods for informing New Jersey's seniors and 
     immigrant communities about the dangers posed by the scams 
     and how to report suspected threats: Now therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey: 1. The 
     federal Internal Revenue Service is urged to devote 
     additional resources to New Jersey and other states in which 
     large populations of seniors and recent immigrants have been 
     the preferred target of a recent surge in tax-related scams 
     perpetrated by criminal conspirators and other scammers who 
     make or send unsolicited phone calls, text messages, or 
     emails claiming to be agents working on behalf of the federal 
     Internal Revenue Service in an effort to con victims into 
     making payment on bogus tax bills.
       2. The additional resources could be used to more fully 
     understand the extent of the problem, to better identify the 
     individuals and criminal organizations responsible for 
     perpetuating the scams, and to develop more viable methods 
     for informing New Jersey's seniors and recent immigrants 
     about the dangers posed by the scams and how to report 
     suspected threats.
       3. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary 
     of State, shall be transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate 
     to the President and Vice President of the United States, the 
     Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate, 
     the Speaker and Minority Leader of the United States House of 
     Representatives, each member of Congress elected from this 
     State, and the Commissioner of the federal Internal Revenue 
     Service.
                                  ____

       POM-41. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of 
     Texas memorializing its dissatisfaction with the United 
     States Congress' efforts to fully fund the operational 
     security of the Texas-Mexico international border and urging 
     the United States Congress to adopt a budget that fully funds 
     all means necessary to fully secure the Texas-Mexico 
     international border; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.

                       Senate Resolution No. 535

       Whereas, The United States Congress has the moral and 
     constitutional responsibility to fully maintain the 
     operational security of the Texas-Mexico international 
     border; and
       Whereas, The United States Congress has neglected to fully 
     fund the maintenance, order, and safety of the Texas-Mexico 
     international border; and
       Whereas, An unprotected border facilitates drug smuggling 
     and human trafficking and opens the door to spillover 
     violence from criminal cartels and poses a grave threat to 
     homeland security; and
       Whereas, On March 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland 
     Security (DHS) Secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, sent an urgent 
     request to the United States Congress describing the border 
     as ``a humanitarian and security catastrophe that is 
     worsening by the day''; and
       Whereas, DHS is expected to report the interdiction of 
     100,000 migrants in March 2019, which would be the highest 
     monthly total in a decade; and
       Whereas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had 
     12,000 migrants in custody the last week of March 2019, an 
     unprecedented number; and
       Whereas, Secretary Nielsen reports that the volume of 
     ``vulnerable populations'' is unsustainable and DHS, CBP, and 
     Health and Human Services (HHS) facilities are at peak 
     capacity to shelter unaccompanied alien children (UAC); and
       Whereas, Due to the unprecedented influx of migrants 
     overwhelming the capacity at CBP stations and the ongoing 
     crisis, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio 
     Sector have begun releasing detainees into Texas; and
       Whereas, News reports reveal undocumented women have made 
     their way into American border towns after being beaten for 
     disobeying smugglers, impregnated by strangers, coerced into 
     prostitution, shackled to beds and trees, and--in at least a 
     handful of cases--bound with duct tape, rope, or handcuffs; 
     and
       Whereas, 194,000 criminal aliens booked into Texas jails 
     from 2011-2019 were charged with more than 299,000 criminal 
     offenses; and
       Whereas, CBP reports the unprecedented increase in migrant 
     interdictions is having a detrimental impact on CBP's primary 
     border security mission and security posture resulting in up 
     to 40 percent or more of CBP personnel working to care for, 
     transport, and process vulnerable families and children; and
       Whereas, Transnational criminal organizations and smugglers 
     are using large groups of families as diversions to exploit 
     and profit from reduced border enforcement presence; and
       Whereas, Members of Congress have filed legislation to 
     designate drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations for 
     their undermining of American national security with a 
     relentless attack on our border while trafficking in human 
     beings; and
       Whereas, The President of the United States has declared 
     the situation along the border a ``crisis''; and
       Whereas, The United States Congress has consistently 
     delayed meaningful action on border security, forcing Texas 
     to expend significant resources to keep the international 
     border with Mexico secure and placing an undue burden on the 
     state's taxpayers: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Texas Senate hereby expresses its 
     dissatisfaction with the United States Congress' inadequate 
     efforts to fully fund the operational security of the Texas-
     Mexico international border; and, be it further
       Resolved, That the Texas Senate calls upon the United 
     States Congress to adopt a budget that fully funds all means 
     necessary to fully secure the Texas-Mexico international 
     border, including, but not limited to, deploying personnel, 
     implementing effective technologies, and erecting barriers 
     where needed; and, be it further
       Resolved, That the Texas Senate requests the federal 
     government cease separating families at the border as a means 
     of deterring refugees, and to humanely process refugee and 
     asylum seekers; and, be it further
       Resolved, That the Texas Senate declares this crisis at the 
     Texas-Mexico International Border an emergency; and, be it 
     further
       Resolved, The Texas Senate supports the President in his 
     efforts to move forward with emergency action; and, be it 
     further
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Texas Senate forward 
     official copies of this resolution to the President of the 
     United States, to the President of the U.S. Senate, and to 
     the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and to all 
     members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request 
     that this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record.
                                  ____

       POM-42. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Kentucky urging the President of the United 
     States and the United States Congress to recognize June 14 as 
     National Bourbon Day and to designate Bardstown, Kentucky as 
     the host city of National Bourbon Day; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

                       Senate Resolution No. 119

       Whereas, the Commonwealth is the birthplace of bourbon, a 
     unique and distinctive type of whiskey named after Bourbon 
     County, Kentucky; and
       Whereas, in 1964, Congress designated bourbon as America's 
     native spirit; and
       Whereas, Bardstown, Kentucky already hosts the Kentucky 
     Bourbon Festival that attracts over 50,000 people from the 
     Kentucky Bluegrass Region, other states, and countries; and
       Whereas, Bardstown has one of the highest concentrations of 
     bourbon distilleries among all Kentucky counties and is 
     featured prominently on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail; and
       Whereas, Bardstown has been recognized as the ``Bourbon 
     Capital of the World''; and
       Whereas, one-third of the world's bourbon is stored in 
     Bardstown; and
       Whereas, National Bourbon Day is already a recognized 
     holiday in Kentucky on June 14: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Kentucky:
       Section 1. The Kentucky Senate respectfully urges the 
     President and Congress of the United States to recognize June 
     14 as National Bourbon Day.
       Section 2. The Kentucky Senate respectfully urges the 
     President and Congress of the United States to designate 
     Bardstown, Kentucky as the host city of National Bourbon Day.
       Section 3. The Senate does hearby recognize National 
     Bourbon Day in Kentucky to be celebrated on June 14 every 
     year as set forth in Governor Bevin's proclamation on June 6, 
     2018.
       Section 4. The Clerk of the Senate shall send a copy of 
     this Resolution to the President and Vice President of the 
     United States of America, the Speaker of the United States 
     House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the United 
     States House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the 
     United States Senate; the Minority Leader of the United 
     States Senate, and each member of the Kentucky Congressional 
     Delegation.
                                  ____

       POM-43. A resolution adopted by the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky urging the 
     United States Congress to enact legislation securing the 
     citizenship of internationally adopted adult individuals; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

                        House Resolution No. 230

       Whereas, since the close of World War II over 350,000 
     children have been adopted from abroad by United States 
     citizen parents; and
       Whereas, the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, passed by the 
     106th Congress, aimed to provide equal treatment under United 
     States law for adopted and biological children by granting 
     citizenship for internationally born adoptees; and
       Whereas, the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 did not apply to 
     international adoptees who were over the age of 18 when the 
     Act became law; and
       Whereas, tens of thousands of legally adopted individuals 
     born before February 27th, 1983, and raised in the United 
     States or who did not enter on an ``orphan visa'' do not have 
     United States citizenship and therefore are potentially 
     subject to deportation; and
       Whereas, these adoptees' parents did not complete the 
     necessary processes to provide their adopted children with 
     citizenship or, in many cases, even a green card; and

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       Whereas, the deportation of legally adopted individuals has 
     occurred, breaking up families and returning these 
     individuals to places where they do not know the language, 
     culture, or have any known family members; and
       Whereas, the individuals who do not have citizenship were 
     adopted from various countries including Argentina, Brazil, 
     Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, Guatemala, El Salvador, India, 
     Ireland, Haiti, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, 
     Russia, Ukraine, and Vietnam; and
       Whereas, two bills which would have granted citizenship to 
     certain adult adoptees were introduced with bipartisan 
     support in the 115th Congress: the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 
     2018 (S. 2522) and the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2018 (H.R. 
     5233). Neither bill was referred out of committee for a 
     Congressional vote; and
       Whereas, both bills sought to amend the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act to grant automatic citizenship to all 
     qualifying children adopted by a U.S. citizen parent, 
     regardless of the date on which the adoption was finalized or 
     the entrance visa; and
       Whereas, citizenship would be granted to any individual who 
     was adopted by a U.S. citizen before age 18, was physically 
     present in the United States in the citizen parent's legal 
     custody pursuant to lawful admission before the individual 
     reached age 18, never previously acquired U.S. citizenship, 
     and was lawfully residing in the United States; and
       Whereas, major cities such as Seattle, Los Angeles, 
     Houston, and Philadelphia have already passed resolutions in 
     support of adoptee citizenship, as well as the state of 
     California; and
       Whereas, citizenship is a civil right of all children 
     adopted by a U.S. citizen parent; and
       Whereas, children adopted by U.S. citizen parents should 
     have the same rights as children of U.S. citizens; and
       Whereas, this civil right should be protected by 
     legislation that provides automatic citizenship for all adult 
     adoptees whose adoptive parents did not complete the 
     naturalization process while they were children: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives of the General 
     Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
       Section 1. The members of the House of Representatives 
     respectfully urge the President of the United States and 
     United States Congress to enact legislation securing the 
     citizenship of internationally adopted adult individuals.
       Section 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
     send a copy of this Resolution to the President and Vice 
     President of the United States of America, the Speaker of the 
     United States House of Representatives, the Minority Leader 
     of the United States House of Representatives, the Majority 
     Leader of the United States Senate, the Minority Leader of 
     the United States Senate, and each member of the Kentucky 
     Congressional Delegation.
                                  ____

       POM-44. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of 
     New Jersey condemning hate crimes and any other form of 
     racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement 
     to violence or animus targeting of minorities in New Jersey; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

                       Senate Resolution No. 118

       Whereas, In the past several years, violent crimes, threats 
     of violence, and other incidents of hate-motivated targeting 
     of religious, racial, and ethnic minorities have increased 
     across the State of New Jersey and the United States; and
       Whereas, The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines 
     a hate crime as a ``criminal offense against a person or 
     property motivated in whole or in part by an offender's bias 
     against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, 
     ethnicity, gender, or gender identity''; and
       Whereas, According to FBI statistics, the number of 
     reported hate crime incidents nationally in 2017 had 
     increased 17 percent over 2016 totals, representing the first 
     consecutive three-year annual increase and the largest 
     single-year increase since 2001, when hate crimes targeting 
     Muslim Americans increased in the aftermath of the September 
     11, 2001 [,] attacks; and
       Whereas, According to the FBI, in 2017, 495 hate crimes 
     were reported in New Jersey, a 76 percent increase from the 
     previous year and the fourth-highest total in the nation, and 
     of those hate crimes 260 incidents were attributed to race or 
     ethnic bias, 180 incidents were attributed to religious bias, 
     51 incidents were attributed to sexual orientation, and four 
     incidents were attributed to disability; and
       Whereas, In 2017, anti-Semitic incidents increased 57 
     percent in the United States compared to 2016, and 32 percent 
     in New Jersey with 208 reported incidents, according to the 
     Anti-Defamation League's 2017 Audit of Anti-Semitic 
     incidents, which describes trends such as the tripling of 
     assaults targeting Jews since 2012 and the rise of online 
     harassment and hate speech directed at Jewish journalists and 
     individuals through social media; and
       Whereas, On October 27, 2018, 11 people were killed and 
     seven wounded in an armed attack at a synagogue, Tree of 
     Life--Or L'Simcha Congregation, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 
     and
       Whereas, In 2015, among single-bias hate crime incidents in 
     the United States, 59.2 percent of victims were targeted due 
     to racial, ethnic, or ancestry bias, and among those victims, 
     52.2 percent were victims of crimes motivated by the 
     offenders' anti-Black or anti-African-American bias, 
     according to the FBI; and
       Whereas, In 2015, the U.S. Transgender Survey results found 
     that 16 percent of transgender students in kindergarten 
     through grade 12 in New Jersey faced such severe mistreatment 
     as [a] transgender [person] persons that they left the school 
     and, further, 26 percent of respondents in New Jersey who 
     were out or perceived as transgender in college or vocational 
     school were verbally, physically, or sexually harassed 
     because of being transgender; and
       Whereas, On June 12, 2016, 49 people were killed and 58 
     others wounded in an armed attack on Pulse, a gay nightclub 
     in Orlando, Florida, and
       Whereas, In 2017, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence 
     Programs (NCAVP) reported a 26 percent increase in reported 
     lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer (LGBTQ) homicides 
     nationally in 2016, and of the homicides reported in 2017, 75 
     percent were LGBTQ people of color; and
       Whereas, In 2018, there has been harassment and hate-based 
     violence against individuals who are perceived to be Muslim, 
     including members of South Asian communities in the United 
     States, and Hindu and Sikh-Americans have been the target of 
     hate-based violence targeting religious minorities; and
       Whereas, The Bias Crime Unit, in the New Jersey Division of 
     Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety, 
     is the [statewide] Statewide coordinator of efforts to 
     eliminate crimes motivated by prejudice against others based 
     on race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, 
     disability, or ethnicity and investigates complaints; and
       Whereas, It is further in the public interest of the 
     citizens of the State of New Jersey and this great nation to 
     condemn, in the strongest terms, any hate crimes or any other 
     form of conduct that constitutes racism, religious or ethnic 
     bias, discrimination based on disability, age, marriage, 
     familial status, or sexuality or gender discrimination 
     including incitement to violence. Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey:
       1. This House strongly condemns hate crimes and any other 
     form of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, 
     incitement to violence, or animus targeting [of] minorities 
     in New Jersey.
       2. The Governor and the Attorney General are encouraged to 
     provide State assistance to victims of hate crimes and to 
     enhance security measures and improve preparedness at 
     religious institutions, places of worship, and other 
     institutions that have been targeted because of their 
     affiliation with any particular race, religion, disability, 
     sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity.
       3. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary 
     of State, shall be transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate 
     to the President and Vice President of the United States of 
     America, the presiding officers of the United States Senate 
     and the House of Representatives, and each member of Congress 
     elected from State of New Jersey.
                                  ____

       POM-45. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of 
     the State of South Dakota rescinding certain previous 
     applications made by the Legislature to the United States 
     Congress calling for a constitutional convention, or 
     convention of the states, for the purpose of amending the 
     Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

                      House Joint Resolution 1004

       Whereas, the Legislature of the State of South Dakota, in 
     1907, adopted House Joint Resolution 2; in 1909, adopted 
     House Joint Resolutions 5 and 7; and in 1971, adopted House 
     Joint Resolution 503, making formal application to Congress 
     to call an Article V constitutional convention for the 
     purpose of altering the Constitution of the United States of 
     America: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the Ninety-
     Fourth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate 
     concurring therein, that House Joint Resolution 2, adopted in 
     1907; House Joint Resolutions 5 and 7, adopted in 1909; and 
     House Joint Resolution 503, adopted in 1971, of the 
     Legislature of the State of South Dakota, be rescinded; and 
     be it further
       Resolved, that the secretary of state transmit copies of 
     this resolution to the President of the United States, the 
     Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of 
     Representatives, the President and Secretary of the United 
     States Senate, the members of the South Dakota congressional 
     delegation, and the Governor of the State of South Dakota, 
     attesting the adoption of this resolution by the Legislature 
     of the State of South Dakota.
                                  ____

       POM-46. A joint memorial adopted by the Legislature of the 
     State of Idaho urging the United States Congress to enact 
     legislation establishing in vitro fertilization (IVF) and 
     intrauterine insemination (IUI) as covered benefits for 
     veterans with a service-connected disability resulting in an 
     inability to procreate without the use of fertility 
     treatment; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

                       House Joint Memorial No. 7

       Whereas, federal law requires that veterans injured or 
     disabled in the line of duty be entitled to compensation; and

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       Whereas, many veterans have been injured or disabled in 
     ways that affect their ability to have children; and
       Whereas, in vitro fertilization (IVF) was previously a 
     covered benefit for veterans with a service-connected 
     disability resulting in the inability to procreate without 
     the use of fertility treatment, pursuant to 38 CFR 17.380; 
     and
       Whereas, IVF was also a covered benefit for the spouse of a 
     veteran with a service-connected disability resulting in the 
     inability to procreate, pursuant to 38 CFR 17.412; and
       Whereas, the IVF benefit for veterans and their spouses 
     expired on September 30, 2018; and
       Whereas, IVF is the most successful fertility treatment in 
     use today; and
       Whereas, intrauterine insemination (IUI), another 
     successful form of fertility treatment, is not currently a 
     covered benefit for veterans or their spouses; and
       Whereas, both IVF and IUI may help disabled veterans and 
     their spouses procreate when the veteran's service-related 
     disability would otherwise prevent them; and
       Whereas, it is the strong belief of your Memorialists that 
     family life is of the utmost importance; and
       Whereas, it is likewise the strong belief of your 
     Memorialists that those who serve our nation in the armed 
     forces should not lose their ability to have children when it 
     is within our nation's capacity to assist them: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, by the members of the First Regular Session of 
     the Sixty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate concurring therein, that we 
     request that Congress enact legislation establishing IVF and 
     IUI as covered benefits for veterans with a service-connected 
     disability resulting in an inability to procreate without the 
     use of fertility treatment; and be it further
       Resolved, that we request that Congress provide that IVF 
     and IUI shall be made available to the spouses of such 
     veterans; and be it further
       Resolved, that the Chief Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed 
     to forward a copy of this Memorial to the President of the 
     Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of 
     Congress, and to the congressional delegation representing 
     the State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.
                                  ____

       POM-47. A resolution adopted by the City Council of 
     Sherman, Texas, memorializing its support for the Butterfield 
     Overland Trail to be designated as a National Historic Trail; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       POM-48. A resolution adopted by the City Council of 
     Whitesboro, Texas, urging the United States Congress to 
     designate the Butterfield Overland Trail as a National 
     Historic Trail; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       POM-49. A resolution adopted by the County Council of 
     Prince George's County, Maryland, memorializing its 
     opposition to the proposed roll back of federal protections 
     under the Clean Water Act; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       POM-50. A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas 
     relative to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


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  On page S2611, May 2, 2019, at the bottom of the first column, 
the following appears: POM-50. A petition from a citizen of the 
State of Texas relative to the Employment Act of 1967; to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: POM-50. A petition 
from a citizen of the State of Texas relative to the Age 
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


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