[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S494-S496]
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-104. A resolution adopted by the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urging 
     the United States Congress to oppose the Treasury 
     Department's proposal to change Internal Revenue Service 
     reporting requirements, which would unnecessarily and 
     harmfully affect financial institutions and their customers 
     in this Commonwealth; to the Committee on Finance.

                        House Resolution No. 150

       Whereas, The Treasury Department has proposed a change to 
     Internal Revenue Service reporting requirements that would 
     require financial institutions to report the total dollar 
     amount of incoming and outgoing transactions from each 
     customer account with gross inflows and outflows THAT HAVE 
     REACHED A CERTAIN THRESHOLD in a tax year to the Internal 
     Revenue Service; and
       Whereas, Under the proposed reporting requirement, a 
     financial institution must report an itemization of physical 
     cash, transactions with foreign accounts and transfers to and 
     from another account with the same

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     customer when the transactions to and from the account have 
     reached a certain gross total threshold in a tax year; and
       Whereas, The proposed reporting requirement would apply to 
     personal or business savings, transactional, loan and 
     investment accounts for a financial institution subject to 
     the proposed reporting requirement; and
       Whereas, It is not known how a financial institution would 
     report the gross inflows and outflows for each customer 
     account under the proposed reporting requirement; and
       Whereas, Maintaining the privacy and security of customer 
     account information is a primary goal of each financial 
     institution in this Commonwealth; and
       Whereas, The proposed reporting requirement could 
     jeopardize the privacy and security of customer account 
     information; and
       WHEREAS, Financial institutions are already subject to many 
     burdensome regulatory requirements; and
       Whereas, The proposed reporting requirement would only 
     exacerbate that burden, particularly for smaller financial 
     institutions; therefore be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United 
     States to oppose the Treasury Department's proposal to change 
     Internal Revenue Service reporting requirements, which would 
     unnecessarily and harmfully affect financial institutions and 
     their customers in this Commonwealth; and be it further
       Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to 
     the following:
       (1) The President of the United States.
       (2) The President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
       (3) The chairperson of the Committee on Finance of the 
     United States Senate.
       (4) The Speaker of the United States House of 
     Representatives.
       (5) The chairperson of the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the United States House of Representatives.
       (6) Each member of Congress from Pennsylvania
                                  ____


       POM-105. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urging the United States 
     Congress to oppose the proposal to make an unnecessary and 
     harmful change to Internal Revenue Service reporting 
     requirements that affect financial institutions and their 
     customers in this Commonwealth; to the Committee on Finance.

                       Senate Resolution No. 195

       Whereas, The Biden Administration has proposed a change to 
     Internal Revenue Service reporting requirements that would 
     require financial institutions to report the total dollar 
     amount of incoming and outgoing transactions from each 
     customer account with gross inflows and outflows in common 
     amounts to the Internal Revenue Service; and
       Whereas, Under the proposed reporting requirement, a 
     financial institution must report an itemization of physical 
     cash, transactions with foreign accounts and transfers to and 
     from another account with the same customer when the 
     transactions to and from the account have a gross total 
     amount threshold that would commonly impose a significant 
     burden on ordinary citizens and small businesses; and
       Whereas, The proposed reporting requirement would apply to 
     personal or business savings, transactional, loan and 
     investment accounts for a financial institution subject to 
     the proposed reporting requirement; and
       Whereas, It is not known how a financial institution would 
     report the gross inflows and outflows for each customer 
     account under the proposed reporting requirement; and
       Whereas, Maintaining the privacy and security of customer 
     account information is a primary goal of each financial 
     institution in this Commonwealth; and
       Whereas, The proposed reporting requirement could 
     jeopardize the privacy and security of customer account 
     information; and
       Whereas, financial institutions are already subject to many 
     burdensome regulatory requirements; and
       Whereas, The proposed reporting requirement would only 
     exacerbate that burden, particularly for smaller financial 
     institutions; therefore be it
       Resolved, That the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United States to oppose 
     the proposal to make an unnecessary and harmful change to 
     Internal Revenue Service reporting requirements that affect 
     financial institutions and their customers in this 
     Commonwealth; and be it further
       Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to 
     all the following:
       (1) The President of the United States.
       (2) The President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
       (3) The chairperson of the Committee on Finance of the 
     United States Senate.
       (4) The Speaker of the United States House of 
     Representatives.
       (5) The chairperson of the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the United States House of Representatives.
       (6) Each member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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       POM-106. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature 
     of the State of North Dakota recognizing parents as the chief 
     stakeholders of the future and education of their children; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

                  House Concurrent Resolution No. 3049

       Whereas, in most instances, the parents are the primary 
     caretakers and guardians of their children; and
       Whereas, parents should be recognized as the primary 
     stakeholders in their children's futures; and
       Whereas, parents should repudiate weaponizing labels and 
     government agencies for merely participating in the political 
     process; and
       Whereas, it is necessary to restore the balance of respect 
     and power between parents and the government for the benefit 
     of children by recognizing parents as the chief stakeholders 
     of children's futures; Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives of North Dakota, 
     the Senate Concurring therein, That the Sixty-seventh 
     Legislative Assembly recognizes parents as the chief 
     stakeholders of the future and education of the their 
     children; and
       Resolved, That the Secretary of State forward copies of 
     this resolution to the President of the United States, the 
     Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the 
     President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, each 
     member of the North Dakota Congressional Delegation, the 
     Attorney General of the United States, and the Executive 
     Director of the National School Boards Association.
                                  ____

       POM-107. A resolution adopted by the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Michigan urging the United 
     States Congress to clarify its position on the legality of 
     marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

                        House Resolution No. 158

       Whereas, Despite federal law criminalizing marijuana, many 
     states have exercised their authority to enact marijuana laws 
     that reflect the needs and interests of their citizens. 
     Currently, the state of Michigan is among a majority of 
     states that have chosen to regulate marijuana under state 
     law; and
       Whereas, The federal government's lack of clarity and 
     inconsistency in its interpretation of the legality of 
     marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 has 
     created confusion and uncertainty for states legislating 
     marijuana operations. This, in turn, affects law enforcement, 
     banking, taxation, and zoning; now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we urge the 
     Congress of the United States to clarify its position on the 
     legality of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act of 
     1970; and be it further
       Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to 
     the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the 
     United States House of Representatives, and the members of 
     the Michigan congressional delegation.
                                  ____

       POM-108. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature 
     of the State of New Jersey rescinding all applications 
     previously transmitted by the New Jersey Legislature to the 
     Congress of the United States calling for a convention for 
     the purpose of proposing amendments to the Constitution of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

                  Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 161

       Be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey 
     (the General Assembly concurring):
       1. All applications previously transmitted by the New 
     Jersey Legislature to the Congress of the United States 
     calling for a convention for the purpose of proposing an 
     amendment to the United States Constitution are hereby 
     rescinded.
       2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary 
     of State, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the General 
     Assembly or the Secretary of the Senate to the Clerk of the 
     United States House of Representatives and to the Secretary 
     of the United States Senate in Washington, D.C.
                                  ____

       POM-109. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature 
     of the State of Texas urging the United States Congress to 
     pass legislation that would grant licensing authority for 
     public school bus drivers to the states; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

                   Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3

       Whereas, Each day, more than 26 million students rely on 
     school buses for safe transportation, and many school 
     districts have experienced difficulty in keeping up with this 
     demand due to federal licensing requirements that have 
     exacerbated the shortage of school bus drivers; and
       Whereas, Part 383 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Regulations requires school bus drivers to obtain a 
     Commercial Driver's License, but the application process has 
     included unnecessary obstacles to meeting this obligation; 
     for example, the testing and training portions of the CDL 
     application were previously handled by different third-party 
     skills examiners, which limited applicants' ability to 
     complete the exams if they did not have access to both a 
     tester and a trainer; a recent change to this rule helps 
     states streamline the process of obtaining a CDL by allowing 
     the same examiner to both test and train an applicant, 
     revealing that with less federal interference, states can 
     license school bus drivers more efficiently; and

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       Whereas, According to a survey conducted by School Bus 
     Fleet Magazine, most school districts have endured some 
     degree of bus driver shortage, and data from the National 
     Association for Pupil Transportation reveals that many school 
     districts consider CDL requirements to be a major factor in 
     their ability to recruit and retain bus drivers; one Texas 
     school district has successfully overcome its shortage, but 
     only through costly training programs that compensate new 
     drivers as they complete the CDL application; and
       Whereas, School districts that provide valuable 
     transportation services are burdened by a flawed federal 
     system with inefficient licensing requirements, and Congress 
     should solve this problem by allowing states to establish 
     regulations according to their own needs: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
     3rd Called Session, hereby respectfully urge the Congress of 
     the United States to pass legislation that would grant 
     licensing authority for public school bus drivers to the 
     states; and, be it further
       Resolved, That the Texas secretary of state forward 
     official copies of this resolution to the president of the 
     United States, to the president of the Senate and the speaker 
     of the House of Representatives of the United States 
     Congress, and to all the members of the Texas delegation to 
     Congress with the request that this resolution be entered in 
     the Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the 
     United States of America.
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       POM-110. A notification from the Acting Governor of the 
     State of New Jersey to inform the United States Congress of 
     New Jersey's intention to withdraw from the Waterfront 
     Commission Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       POM-111. A motion adopted by the Legislature of Chautauqua 
     County, New York, urging the President of the United States, 
     and the United States Congress to support, uphold, and 
     preserve the principles set forth in the Constitutions of the 
     United States and State of New York, and exercise their 
     legislative and executive powers within the bounds of their 
     constitutional authority; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       POM-112. A petition from a citizen of the State of Missouri 
     making an official request for review of the Ripley County 
     Court in Case Numbers (375), (376), (377), January 1973; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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