[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 43 (Thursday, March 10, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1117-S1118]
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-114. A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
     State of Nebraska applying to the United States Congress, 
     pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution, to 
     call a convention of the states limited to proposing 
     amendments to the United States Constitution that impose 
     fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power 
     and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the 
     terms of office for its officials and for members of 
     Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

                     Legislative Resolution No. 14

       Now, therefore, be it resolved by the members of the One 
     Hundred Seventh Legislature of Nebraska, Second Session:
       1. The Legislature of the State of Nebraska hereby applies 
     to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the 
     Constitution of the United States, for the calling of a 
     convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to 
     the constitution of the United States that impose fiscal 
     restraints on the federal government, limit the power and 
     jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms 
     of office for its officials and for members of Congress.
       2. The Clerk of the Legislature shall transmit copies of 
     this application to the President and Secretary of the United 
     States Senate, to the Speaker and Clerk of the United States 
     House of Representatives, to the members of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives from this state, and to the 
     presiding officers of each of the legislative houses in the 
     several states, requesting their cooperation.
       3. This application constitutes a continuing application in 
     accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United 
     States until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the 
     several states have made applications on the same subject.
       4. This application will be rescinded as of February 1, 
     2027.
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       POM-115. A joint resolution adopted by the legislature of 
     the State of Colorado designating January 23 of each year as 
     ``U.S.S. Pueblo Day''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

                   House Joint Resolution No. 22-1013

       Whereas, The U.S.S. Pueblo was originally launched as a 
     United States Army cargo ship in 1944 but was transferred to 
     the United States Navy and renamed the U.S.S. Pueblo in 1966; 
     and
       Whereas, The U.S.S. Pueblo was named for the city of 
     Pueblo, Colorado, and the county of Pueblo, Colorado, and was 
     the third ship in the naval fleet to bear the name Pueblo; 
     and
       Whereas, After leaving Japan in early January 1968 on an 
     intelligence mission, the U.S.S. Pueblo was attacked by the 
     North Korean military on January 23, 1968; and
       Whereas, According to United States naval authorities and 
     the crew of the U.S.S. Pueblo, the ship was in international 
     waters at the time of the attack; and
       Whereas, One crew member of the U.S.S. Pueblo was killed 
     during the attack, and eighty crew members and two civilian 
     oceanographers were captured and held for eleven months by 
     the North Korean government; and
       Whereas, This year marks the fifty-fourth anniversary of 
     North Korea's attack on the U.S.S. Pueblo and her crew; and
       Whereas, The U.S.S. Pueblo is still in commission in the 
     United States Navy but continues to be held by the North 
     Korean government and is currently a museum in Pyongyang, 
     North Korea; now, therefore, be it

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       Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-
     third General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate 
     concurring herein:
       (1) That we, the members of the General Assembly, recognize 
     the bravery and sacrifice of the crew of the U.S.S. Pueblo;
       (2) That we take pride in the fact that the U.S.S. Pueblo 
     bears the name of a city and a county in Colorado, and, 
     therefore, the citizens of Colorado should be aware of the 
     incident that occurred with the U.S.S. Pueblo fifty-four 
     years ago;
       (3) That we continue the call for Kim Jong Un and the North 
     Korean government to return the U.S.S. Pueblo to the people 
     of the United States; and
       (4) That we hereby designate January 23 of each year as 
     ``U.S.S. Pueblo Day'', a day to remember and honor the brave 
     crew of the U.S.S. Pueblo.
       Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint 
     Resolution be sent to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; 
     Governor Jared Polis; President Pro Tempore of the United 
     States Senate Patrick Leahy; Speaker of the United States 
     House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi; and the members of 
     Colorado's Congressional delegation.

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