[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3069-S3074]
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-145. A resolution adopted by the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Michigan urging the United 
     States Congress to pass legislation that would allow farmers 
     to petition the U.S. International Trade Commission to 
     temporarily waive tariffs on imports of fertilizer and 
     fertilizer ingredients imported from Morocco; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

                        House Resolution No. 289

       Whereas, Michigan's agricultural industry is vitally 
     important to the state economy. As our nation's second most 
     diverse agricultural system, it contributes more than $104.7

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     billion in economic activity annually to the state. More than 
     800,000 people work in Michigan's agricultural industry, and 
     care for nearly 10 million acres of land; and
       Whereas, Fertilizer is a critical agricultural input that 
     is utilized by farmers to provide nutrients to their land and 
     maximize the productivity of their farms. Michigan farmers 
     require access to fertilizers in order to nourish their land 
     and maintain production levels; and
       Whereas, The International Trade Commission (ITC) 
     determined that the import of foreign fertilizers injured 
     U.S. manufacturers. As a result, the ITC decided to impose a 
     nineteen percent tariff on imports of fertilizer and 
     fertilizer ingredients from Morocco. The tariffs, which were 
     implemented in early 2021, significantly increased fertilizer 
     prices; and
       Whereas, Fertilizer prices in the United States are now at 
     an all-time high. Fertilizer prices had already been 
     increasing due to factors such as rising costs of raw 
     materials and increased demand for inputs. With these tariffs 
     in effect, farmers who were already struggling to compete 
     with rising costs are now faced with an increased financial 
     burden and uncertain future; and
       Whereas, Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to rely on imported 
     fertilizer and fertilizer ingredients. For example, more than 
     95 percent of potash, one of the key components found in 
     fertilizer, is currently imported from outside the U.S.; and
       Whereas, Michigan contains the only commercial deposit of 
     natural potash in the U.S. and the highest quality natural 
     potash deposit in the world. The Michigan Legislature 
     recently provided an investment of $50 million to establish 
     potash extraction infrastructure in Michigan. Once completed, 
     this project will help increase domestic supply of this 
     critical mineral, thereby strengthening and securing the 
     supply of high-quality potash for Michigan farmers, in 
     addition to providing hundreds of full-time jobs and boosting 
     Michigan's economy. This will be crucial for the Michigan 
     agricultural industry, as significant supply shortages and 
     skyrocketing costs continue to burden Michigan farmers; and
       Whereas, Legislation has been introduced in Congress that 
     would allow a process for farmers to petition the ITC to 
     temporarily waive tariffs on imports of fertilizer and 
     fertilizer ingredients. With the price of fertilizer on the 
     rise, this would help alleviate costs for farmers, as Morocco 
     is one of the top five exporters of fertilizer to the United 
     States; now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we urge 
     Congress to pass legislation that would allow farmers to 
     petition the ITC to temporarily waive tariffs on imports of 
     fertilizer and fertilizer ingredients imported from Morocco; 
     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-146. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of 
     Hawaii urging the State and each county to adopt the Global 
     Pact for the environment to achieve the United Nations Paris 
     Agreement and the 2030 Development Agenda, and to 
     specifically adopt the United Nations sustainable development 
     goals, numbers 13 through 17; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.

                        Senate Resolution No. 94

       Whereas, the State is recognized as a global partner and 
     local leader in promotion of human rights and protection of 
     the earth through its consistent acceptance of global 
     standards that better serve our islands and the world; and
       Whereas, Hawai'i is guided by traditional Kanaka Maoli 
     values and emerging international human rights principles to 
     generate positive policy encouraging prevention and 
     precaution regarding the planet; and
       Whereas, in September 2015, the United Nations General 
     Assembly adopted the historic ``Transforming our world: the 
     2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development'' (2030 Development 
     Agenda), which is a comprehensive, compassionate, creative, 
     and courageous plan of action to end poverty, protect the 
     planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and 
     prosperity; and
       Whereas, the 2030 Development Agenda includes seventeen 
     sustainable development goals, one hundred sixty-nine 
     targets, and two hundred thirty indicators upon which general 
     agreement has been reached to measure, monitor, and mobilize 
     to achieve these goals and targets; and
       Whereas, goals 13 through 17 of the United Nations 
     sustainable development goals are vital to protecting the 
     State's land and people and should be adopted as local policy 
     and governing principles for local government entities and 
     other organizations; and
       Whereas, goals 13 through 17 of the United Nations 
     sustainable development goals are the following, 
     respectively:
       (1) Take urgent action to combat climate change and its 
     impacts;
       (2) Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and 
     marine resources for sustainable development;
       (3) Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of 
     terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat 
     desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and 
     halt biodiversity loss;
       (4) Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for 
     sustainable development, provide access to justice for all 
     and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions 
     at all levels; and
       (5) Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize 
     the global partnership for sustainable development; and
       Whereas, in December 2015, parties to the United Nations 
     Framework Convention on Climate Change, also known as 
     Conference of the Parties, adopted the Paris Agreement that 
     further limited the allowable temperature increase to 1.5 
     degrees Celsius to protect our Pacific neighbors; and
       Whereas, Hawai'i continues to partner with other states, 
     territories, and nation-states with the ``We Are Still In'' 
     movement; and
       Whereas, the Pacific islands in the Pacific Islands Forum 
     for Oceania have undertaken creative campaigns to partner 
     with the United Nations' specialized agency programs and 
     funding, as well as participating in the United Nations' 
     major forums, including the High-Level Political Forum on 
     Sustainable Development, which focuses on the United Nations 
     sustainable development goals; and
       Whereas, the Global Pact for the Environment (Global Pact) 
     is an initiative led by the hosts of the United Nations 
     Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris to address 
     the fragmented nature and inconsistent implementation of 
     international environmental law by enumerating fundamental 
     climate change principles in one legally binding framework 
     for current and future generations for equity and equality; 
     and
       Whereas, the Global Pact will serve as a cornerstone in 
     international human rights and environmental law and create a 
     more coherent global environmental governance; and
       Whereas, the Global Pact addresses the challenges posed by 
     environmental degradation in the context of sustainable 
     development and induces a greater degree of uniformity for 
     environmental laws in all states; and
       Whereas, the Global Pact consists of over two dozen 
     articles that cover a variety of topics and ideas to consider 
     for implementation, including:
       (1) The right to an ecologically sound environment;
       (2) The duty to take care of the environment;i
       (3) Integration and sustainable development;
       (4) Intergenerational equity;
       (5) Prevention;
       (6) Precaution;
       (7) Environmental damages;
       (8) Polluter-pays;
       (9) Access to information;
       (10) Public participation;
       (11) Access to environmental justice;
       (12) Education and training;
       (13) Research and innovation;
       (14) The role of non-state actors and subnational entities;
       (15) The effectiveness of environmental norms;
       (16) Resilience;
       (17) Environmental non-regression;
       (18) Cooperation;
       (19) Armed conflicts;
       (20) The diversity of national situations;
       (21) Monitoring implementation of the Pact; and
       (22) Other topics focusing on the Secretariat, signature, 
     ratification, acceptance, approval, entry into force, 
     denunciation, and depositary; and
       Whereas, the Global Pact provides an agenda based upon the 
     articles for grassroots and global action to generate the 
     political will to protect the planet today and tomorrow; and
       Whereas, the State desires to promote sustainable 
     development where each generation can satisfy its needs 
     without compromising the capability of future generations to 
     meet their needs to respect the balance and integrity of the 
     Earth's and Hawai'i's fragile ecosystem; and
       Whereas, Hawai'i emphasizes the vital role of women to 
     achieve the United Nations sustainable development goals and 
     the necessity to promote gender equality and empowerment of 
     wahine for global general well-being; and
       Whereas, Hawai'i is already involved in international 
     initiatives to protect the planet and the Oceania region by 
     actively participating in many United Nations annual sessions 
     and meetings and by partnering with United Nations 
     specialized agencies, programs, and funds, including 
     partnering with the United Nations Office of the High 
     Commissioner for Human Rights and participating in the United 
     Nations Environment Programme; and
       Whereas, in Hawai'i, college, community, and capitol 
     dialogues on the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Development 
     Agenda, among other climate change topics, continue to 
     generate genuine insight that contributes to Voluntary Local 
     Reviews, which are voluntary reports to the United Nations on 
     local progress on implementing the United Nations sustainable 
     development goals; and
       Whereas, local opportunities for the State's youth to learn 
     about and participate in climate change initiative include 
     opportunities at colleges and universities that provide input 
     on achieving the Global Pact, with a focus on research and 
     innovation, and participation in a Hawai'i human rights and 
     resilience process: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, By the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of 
     the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, that the State 
     and each county are urged to adopt the Global Pact to

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     achieve the United Nations Paris Agreement and the 2030 
     Development Agenda, and to specifically adopt the United 
     Nations sustainable development goals, numbers 13 through 17; 
     and be it further
       Resolved, That the Global Pact should be embraced and that 
     protection of nature should be the centerpiece of the State's 
     policies and practices; and be it further
       Resolved, That certified copies of this Resolution be 
     transmitted to the United Nations Secretary General and High 
     Commissioner for Human Rights, President and Vice President 
     of the United States, President Pro Tempore of the United 
     States Senate, Majority and Minority leaders of the United 
     States Senate, Speaker and Minority Leader of the United 
     States House of Representatives, each member of Hawai'i's 
     congressional delegation, Governor, and mayors of each county 
     of Hawai'i.
                                  ____

       POM-147. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of 
     Hawaii affirming Hawaii's ongoing commitment to the goals of 
     the Paris Climate Agreement, the United Nations Sustainable 
     Development Goals, and endorsement of the Fossil Fuel Non-
     Proliferation Treaty; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

                        Senate Resolution No. 95

       Whereas, the scientific consensus is clear that human 
     activities are primarily responsible for accelerating global 
     climate change, and that the climate crisis now represents 
     one of the preeminent threats to global civilization; and
       Whereas, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 
     (IPCC) reported in 2018 that we must achieve net zero in 
     greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by the middle of this century 
     in order to have a reasonable chance of limiting global 
     warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius; and
       Whereas, the IPCC released its Sixth Assessment Report from 
     Working Group II, which was approved by one hundred ninety-
     five member states, in February 2022, and the summary for 
     policy makers notes that there is high confidence that ``the 
     rise in weather and climate extremes has led to some 
     irreversible impacts as natural and human systems are pushed 
     beyond their ability to adapt''; and
       Whereas, the United Nations (UN) secretary-General Antonio 
     Guteres, responded, ``The IPCC is an atlas of human suffering 
     . . . according to current commitment, global emissions are 
     set to increase almost 14 percent. . . . It will destroy any 
     chance of keeping 1.5 alive . . . coal and other fossil fuels 
     are choking humanity''; and
       Whereas, the UN Human Rights council in 2021 adopted 
     landmark legislation, Resolution 48/13, recognizing a clean, 
     healthy and sustainable environment is a human right; and
       Whereas, changes in Hawaii's climate are already being 
     felt, as evidenced by rising sea levels, coastal inundation, 
     ocean warming as well as coral bleaching, heightened risk of 
     wild fires, and increasing severe storms; and
       Whereas, the entire community is impacted by the health and 
     safety risks of fossil fuel expansion, particularly those who 
     also face socioeconomic and health inequities, including low-
     income families, those experiencing homelessness, people of 
     color and indigenous peoples, youth, seniors, those 
     experiencing mental and physical disabilities, and people 
     with health conditions; and
       Whereas, youth and future generations have the most to lose 
     from a lack of immediate action to stop fossil fuel expansion 
     as they face major and lifelong health, ecological, social, 
     and economic impacts from prolonged and cumulative effects of 
     climate change, including food and water shortages, 
     infectious diseases, and natural disasters; and
       Whereas, the Paris Climate Agreement is silent on coal, 
     oil, and gas, an omission with respect to the supply and 
     production of fossil fuels (the largest source of GHGs) that 
     needs to be collectively addressed by other means; and
       Whereas, the Glasgow Climate Pact improved incrementally 
     only calling for a phase down not a phase out of coal; and
       Whereas, global governments and the fossil fuel industry 
     are currently planning to produce about one hundred twenty 
     percent more emissions by 2030 than what is needed to limit 
     warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and avert catastrophic climate 
     disruption, and such plans risk undoing the work of the State 
     to reduce GHG emissions; and
       Whereas, the fossil fuel industry is currently claiming 
     over fifty percent of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic 
     recovery funding from senior levels of government in the G20, 
     thereby siphoning away recovery funding badly needed by 
     cities and other industries; and
       Whereas, the construction of new fossil fuel infrastructure 
     and expanded reliance on fossil fuels exposes communities to 
     untenable risks to public health and safety at the local and 
     global levels; and
       Whereas, the economic opportunities presented by a clean 
     energy transition far outweigh the opportunities presented by 
     an economy supported by expanding fossil fuel use and 
     extraction; and
       Whereas, the community is committed, as part of the climate 
     emergency response, to a just energy transition and to 
     ambitious investments in the green infrastructure and 
     industries that will create jobs and rapidly decarbonize the 
     economy; and
       Whereas, Hawaii recognizes that it is the urgent 
     responsibility and moral obligation of wealthy fossil fuel 
     producers to lead in putting an end to fossil fuel 
     development and to manage the decline of existing production; 
     and
       Whereas, a new global initiative is underway calling for a 
     Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty that would end new 
     fossil fuel exploration and expansion, phase out existing 
     production in line with the global commitment to limit 
     warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and accelerate equitable 
     transition plans; now, therefore, and be it further
       Resolved by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of 
     the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, that this body 
     affirms the State's ongoing commitment to the goals of the 
     Paris Climate Agreement, the UN Sustainable Development 
     Goals, and the GHG reduction targets as called for by the 
     IPCC, and pledges to meet its proportionate greenhouse gas 
     reductions under the Paris Climate Agreement; and be it 
     further
       Resolved, That the State and each county are requested to 
     formally endorse the call for a Fossil Fuel NonProliferation 
     Treaty; and be it further
       Resolved, That the U.S. government is urged to support the 
     initiative for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty; and be 
     it further
       Resolved, That certified copies of this Resolution be 
     transmitted to the United Nations Secretary General and High 
     Commissioner for Human Rights, President and Vice President 
     of the United States, President Pro Tempore of the United 
     States Senate, Majority and Minority Leaders of the United 
     States Senate, Speaker and Minority Leader of the United 
     States House of Representatives, members of the Hawaii 
     congressional delegation, Governor, and Mayor of each county.
                                  ____

       POM-148. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of 
     Hawaii denouncing Russia's actions causing a humanitarian 
     crisis in Ukraine and urging the United States Congress to 
     take concrete action to support Ukrainian refugees and to 
     increase the refugee limits for the United States and 
     increase funding related to those efforts; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.

                       Senate Resolution No. 178

       Whereas, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted two 
     million Ukrainians to flee the country as of March 8, 2022, 
     and the number is expected to grow even higher as Russia 
     continues its siege tactics of indiscriminately bombing 
     cities; and
       Whereas, in only the first week of the conflict, more than 
     one million people had fled Ukraine, in comparison it took 
     over two years for that many people to leave Syria; and
       Whereas, as of March 8, 2022, the 2022 invasion of Ukraine 
     by Russia has caused at least 1,335 civilian casualties in 
     Ukraine, according to the United Nations Office of the High 
     Commissioner for Human Rights; and
       Whereas, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner 
     for Human Rights' statistics are based off confirmable 
     casualties, the number is likely several times higher as many 
     of Ukraine's largest cities under control of the Ukrainian 
     government are subject to relentless bombing campaigns from 
     long-distance artillery as well as air strikes front the 
     Russian military and it is difficult if not impossible to 
     confirm some of the deaths; and
       Whereas, Russia has begun to use siege style tactics where 
     cities are surrounded from all sides and shelled repeatedly, 
     such as in the port town of Mariupol, and while Russia has 
     promised to open civilian corridors to allow for civilians to 
     leave these cities, several times when they have done so they 
     have broken the ceasefire and shelled the civilian corridors 
     resulting in civilian casualties; and
       Whereas, for many of the civilians living in these areas, 
     staying in their homes is not an option as intense bombing 
     campaigns by Russia have caused water, power, and energy 
     disruptions, leaving these civilians stuck in homes with no 
     electricity, running water, or heat in freezing temperatures; 
     and
       Whereas, many of these, civilians have fled from areas of 
     the country with most of the fighting such as the north, 
     east, and south, and have headed to the western part of the 
     country which has been relatively untouched by the fighting; 
     and
       Whereas, cities such as Lviv in the western part of Ukraine 
     near its borders with the European Union are bursting at the 
     seams with internally displaced people, and its mayor Andriy 
     Sadovyi has requested international help as the city is 
     currently housing two hundred fifty thousand internally 
     displaced people from other parts of Ukraine, and at least 
     fifty thousand people transit through its railway stations a 
     day; and
       Whereas, the vast majority of refugees are women, children, 
     and the elderly as Ukraine has banned men ages eighteen to 
     sixty from leaving the country due to a mass mobilization of 
     soldiers; and
       Whereas, according to the United Nations High Commissioner 
     for Refugees, as of March 8, 2022, Poland has received 
     1,204,403 refugees, Hungary has received 191,348 refugees, 
     Romania has received 143,000 refugees, Slovakia has received 
     140,745 refugees, the Czech Republic has received more than 
     one hundred thousand refugees, and Moldova has received 
     82,762 refugees, with other countries receiving fewer 
     refugees; and
       Whereas, according to the UN Refugee Agency, as of March 
     31, 2022, Poland has received 2,384,814 refugees, Romania has 
     received 623,627, Moldova received 390,187 refugees, Hungary 
     has received 374,535 refugees,

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     and Slovakia has received 292,039 refugees; and
       Whereas, countries such as Moldova, which is one of the 
     poorest countries in Europe, need more international support 
     to deal with the large number of refugees crossing the border 
     from Ukraine; and
       Whereas, although United States President Biden has stated 
     that the United States will accept one hundred thousand 
     refugees, the United States needs to do more to help the 
     refugee crises as countries like Poland, Romania, and Moldova 
     are taking in a disproportionate amount of Ukrainian refugees 
     compared to the rest of the world; and
       Whereas, the United States needs to take more concrete 
     steps to help Ukrainian refugees such as increasing 
     humanitarian aid to western parts of Ukraine that are dealing 
     with an influx of refugees from the other parts of the 
     country and countries dealing with large numbers of Ukrainian 
     refugees; and
       Whereas, recognizing that the United States has taken some 
     steps towards helping the refugee crisis, such as allowing 
     Ukrainians who arrived in the United States on or prior to 
     March 1, 2022, to apply for temporary protected status; and
       Whereas, the United States should further help by taking in 
     refugees from Ukraine, similar to how refugees from 
     Afghanistan were taken in, and the United States should also 
     increase the limit of how many refugees it can take in to 
     allow for the resettlement of Ukrainians; and
       Whereas, more help should be given to the Ukrainian 
     government and countries housing refugees as soon as 
     possible, and plans should be made on how to deal with this 
     crisis in the longer term as there does not seem to be an end 
     in sight; now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of 
     the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, That this body 
     strongly and forcefully denounces the Russian Federation and 
     its President Vladimir Putin for the blatant targeting of 
     civilians by the Russian military and the destruction of 
     civilian infrastructure, which makes evacuating civilians 
     from the warzone even more difficult; and be it further
       Resolved, That this body urges the United States Congress 
     to take concrete actions to help with the refugee crisis 
     facing Ukraine and its European neighbors by increasing 
     material support to refugees, both those internally 
     displaced, such as those who have fled to the relatively safe 
     western part of Ukraine, and those who have fled the country, 
     by sending monetary support and supplies to Ukraine and its 
     neighbors who have accepted large numbers of refugees; and be 
     it further
       Resolved, That the United States President and Congress are 
     urged to take an active role in assisting the crisis by 
     raising the U.S. Refugee Admissions and Refugee Resettlement 
     Ceilings, making a stronger effort at resettling more 
     Ukrainian refugees into the United States, and allocating 
     more funding in order to support those efforts; and be it 
     further
       Resolved, That certified copies of this Resolution be 
     transmitted to the President of the United States, Speaker of 
     the United States House of Representatives, President Pro 
     Tempore of the United States Senate, members of the Hawaii 
     congressional delegation, Governor, and Mayors of each 
     county.
                                  ____

       POM-149. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature 
     of the State of Hawaii affirming Hawaii's ongoing commitment 
     to the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and United 
     Nations Sustainable Development Goals and endorsement of the 
     Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.

                  Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 108

       Whereas, the scientific consensus is clear that human 
     activities are primarily responsible for accelerating global 
     climate change, and that the climate crisis now represents 
     one of the preeminent threats to global civilization; and
       Whereas, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 
     (IPCC) reported in 2018 that we must achieve net zero in 
     greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the middle of this century 
     in order to have a reasonable chance of limiting global 
     warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius; and
       Whereas, the IPCC released its Sixth Assessment Report from 
     Working Group II, which was approved by one hundred ninety-
     five member states, in February 2022, and the summary for 
     policy makers notes that there is high confidence that ``the 
     rise in weather and climate extremes has led to some 
     irreversible impacts as natural and human systems are pushed 
     beyond their ability to adapt''; and
       Whereas, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio 
     Guteres responded, ``The IPCC is an atlas of human suffering 
     . . . according to current commitment, global emissions are 
     set to increase almost 14 percent . . . . It will destroy any 
     chance of keeping 1.5 alive . . . coal and other fossil fuels 
     are choking humanity''; and
       Whereas, the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2021 
     adopted landmark legislation, ResolutIon 48/13, recognizing 
     that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human 
     right; and
       Whereas, changes in Hawaii's climate are already being 
     felt, as evidenced by rising sea levels, coastal inundation, 
     ocean warming as well as coral bleaching, heightened risk of 
     wild fires, and increasing severe storms; and
       Whereas, the entire community is impacted by the health and 
     safety risks of fossil fuel expansion, particularly those who 
     also face socioeconomic and health inequities, including low-
     income families, those experiencing homelessness, people of 
     color and indigenous peoples, youth, seniors, those 
     experiencing mental and physical disabilities, and people 
     with health conditions; and
       Whereas, youth and future generations have the most to lose 
     from a lack of immediate action to stop fossil fuel expansion 
     as they face major and lifelong health, ecological, social, 
     and economic impacts from prolonged and cumulative effects of 
     climate change, including food and water shortages, 
     infectious diseases, and natural disasters; and
       Whereas, the Paris Climate Agreement is silent on coal, 
     oil, and gas, an omission with respect to the supply and 
     production of fossil fuels (the largest source of GHG) that 
     needs to be collectively addressed by other means; and
       Whereas, the Glasgow Climate Pact provided for incremental 
     improvements, only calling for a phase down, not a phase out, 
     of coal; and
       Whereas, global governments and the fossil fuel industry 
     are currently planning to produce about one hundred twenty 
     percent more emissions by 2030 than what is needed to limit 
     warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and avert catastrophic climate 
     disruption, and such plans risk undoing the work of the State 
     to reduce GHG emissions; and
       Whereas, the fossil fuel industry is currently claiming 
     over fifty percent of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic 
     recovery funding from senior levels of government in the 
     Group of Twenty, thereby siphoning away recovery funding 
     badly needed by cities and other industries; and
       Whereas, the construction of new fossil fuel infrastructure 
     and expanded reliance on fossil fuels expose communities to 
     untenable risks to public health and safety at the local and 
     global levels; and
       Whereas, the economic opportunities presented by a clean 
     energy transition far outweigh the opportunities presented by 
     an economy supported by expanding fossil fuel use and 
     extraction; and
       Whereas, the community is committed, as part of the climate 
     emergency response, to a just energy transition and to 
     ambitious investments in the green infrastructure and 
     industries that will create jobs and rapidly decarbonize the 
     economy; and
       Whereas, Hawaii recognizes that it is the urgent 
     responsibility and moral obligation of wealthy fossil fuel 
     producers to lead efforts to end fossil fuel development and 
     to manage the decline of existing production; and
       Whereas, a new global initiative is underway calling for a 
     Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty that would end new 
     fossil fuel exploration and expansion, phase out existing 
     production in line with the global commitment to limit 
     warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and accelerate equitable 
     transition plans; now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of 
     the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of 
     Representatives concurring, that this body affirms the 
     State's ongoing commitment to the goals of the Paris Climate 
     Agreement, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, 
     and greenhouse gas reduction targets as called for by the 
     intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and pledges to meet 
     its proportionate greenhouse gas reductions under the Paris 
     Climate Agreement; and be it further
       Resolved, That the State and each county are requested to 
     formally endorse the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation 
     Treaty; and be it further
       Resolved, That the United States government is urged to 
     support the initiative for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation 
     Treaty; and be it further
       Resolved, That certified copies of this Concurrent 
     Resolution be transmitted to the United Nations Secretary 
     General and High Commissioner for Human Rights, President and 
     Vice President of the United States, President Pro Tempore of 
     the United States Senate, Majority and Minority Leaders of 
     the United States Senate, Speaker and Minority Leader of the 
     United States House of Representatives, members of the Hawaii 
     congressional delegation, Governor, and Mayor of each county.
                                  ____


       POM-150. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature 
     of the State of Hawaii denouncing Russia's actions causing a 
     humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and urging the United States 
     Congress to take concrete action to support Ukrainian 
     refugees and to increase the refugee limits for the United 
     States and increase funding related to those efforts; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.

                  Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 185

       Whereas, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted two 
     million Ukrainians to flee the country as of March 8, 2022, 
     and the number is expected to grow even higher as Russia 
     continues its siege tactics of indiscriminately bombing 
     cities; and
       Whereas, in only the first week of the conflict, more than 
     one million people had fled Ukraine, in comparison it took 
     over two years for that many people to leave Syria; and
       Whereas, as of March 8, 2022, the 2022 invasion of Ukraine 
     by Russia has caused at least 1,335 civilian casualties in 
     Ukraine, according to the United Nations Office of the High 
     Commissioner for Human Rights; and

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       Whereas, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner 
     for Human Rights' statistics are based off confirmable 
     casualties, the number is likely several times higher as many 
     of Ukraine's largest cities under control of the Ukrainian 
     government are subject to relentless bombing campaigns from 
     long-distance artillery as well as air strikes from the 
     Russian military and it is difficult if not impossible to 
     confirm some of the deaths; and
       Whereas, Russia has begun to use siege style tactics where 
     cities are surrounded from all sides and shelled repeatedly, 
     such as in the port town of Mariupol, and while Russia has 
     promised to open civilian corridors to allow for civilians to 
     leave these cities, several times when they have done so they 
     have broken the ceasefire and shelled the civilian corridors 
     resulting in civilian casualties; and
       Whereas, for many of the civilians living in these areas, 
     staying in their homes is not an option as intense bombing 
     campaigns by Russia have caused water, power, and energy 
     disruptions, leaving these civilians stuck in homes with no 
     electricity, running water, or heat in freezing temperatures; 
     and
       Whereas, many of these civilians have fled from areas of 
     the country with most of the fighting such as the north, 
     east, and south, and have headed to the western part of the 
     country which has been relatively untouched by the fighting; 
     and
       Whereas, cities such as Lviv in the western part of Ukraine 
     near its borders with the European Union are bursting at the 
     seams with internally displaced people, and its mayor Andriy 
     Sadovyi has requested international help as the city is 
     currently housing two hundred fifty thousand internally 
     displaced people from other parts of Ukraine, and at least 
     fifty thousand people transit through its railway stations a 
     day; and
       Whereas, the vast majority of refugees are women, children, 
     and the elderly as Ukraine has banned men ages eighteen to 
     sixty from leaving the country due to a mass mobilization of 
     soldiers; and
       Whereas, according to the United Nations High Commissioner 
     for Refugees, as of March 8, 2022, Poland has received 
     1,204,403 refugees, Hungary has received 191,348 refugees, 
     Romania has received 143,000 refugees, Slovakia has received 
     140,745 refugees, the Czech Republic has received more than 
     one hundred thousand refugees, and Moldova has received 
     82,762 refugees, with other countries receiving fewer 
     refugees; and
       Whereas, according to the UN Refugee Agency, as of March 
     31, 2022, Poland has received 2,384,814 refugees, Romania has 
     received 623,627, Moldova received 390,187 refugees, Hungary 
     has received 374,535 refugees, and Slovakia has received 
     292,039 refugees; and
       Whereas, countries such as Moldova, which is one of the 
     poorest countries in Europe, need more international support 
     to deal with the large number of refugees crossing the border 
     from Ukraine; and
       Whereas, although United States President Biden has stated 
     that the United States will accept one hundred thousand 
     refugees, the United States needs to do more to help the 
     refugee crises as countries like Poland, Romania, and Moldova 
     are taking in a disproportionate amount of Ukrainian refugees 
     compared to the rest of the world; and
       Whereas, the United States needs to take more concrete 
     steps to help Ukrainian refugees such as increasing 
     humanitarian aid to western parts of Ukraine that are dealing 
     with an influx of refugees from the other parts of the 
     country and countries dealing with large numbers of Ukrainian 
     refugees; and
       Whereas, recognizing that the United States has taken some 
     steps towards helping the refugee crisis, such as allowing 
     Ukrainians who arrived in the United States on or prior to 
     March 1, 2022, to apply for temporary protected status; and
       Whereas, the United States should further help by taking in 
     refugees from Ukraine, similar to how refugees from 
     Afghanistan were taken in, and the United States should also 
     increase the limit of how many refugees it can take in to 
     allow for the resettlement of Ukrainians; and
       Whereas, more help should be given to the Ukrainian 
     government and countries housing refugees as soon as 
     possible, and plans should be made on how to deal with this 
     crisis in the longer term as there does not seem to be an end 
     in sight; now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of 
     the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of 
     Representatives concurring, that this body strongly and 
     forcefully denounces the Russian Federation and its President 
     Vladimir Putin for the blatant targeting of civilians by the 
     Russian military and the destruction of civilian 
     infrastructure, which makes evacuating civilians from the 
     warzone even more difficult; and be it further
       Resolved, That this body urges the United States Congress 
     to take concrete actions to help with the refugee crisis 
     facing Ukraine and its European neighbors by increasing 
     material support to refugees, both those internally 
     displaced, such as those who have fled to the relatively safe 
     western part of Ukraine, and those who have fled the country, 
     by sending monetary support and supplies to Ukraine and its 
     neighbors who have accepted large numbers of refugees; and be 
     it further
       Resolved, That the United States President and Congress are 
     urged to take an active role in assisting the crisis by 
     raising the U.S. Refugee Admissions and Refugee Resettlement 
     Ceilings, making a stronger effort at resettling more 
     Ukrainian refugees into the United States, and allocating 
     more funding in order to support those efforts; and be it 
     further
       Resolved, That certified copies of this Concurrent 
     Resolution be transmitted to the President of the United 
     States, Speaker of the United States House of 
     Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the United States 
     Senate, members of the Hawaii congressional delegation, 
     Governor, and Mayors of each county.
                                  ____


       POM-151. A joint resolution adopted by the General Assembly 
     of the State of Tennessee strongly supporting the completion 
     of the secure border wall across our nation's southern border 
     and strongly urging the United States Congress to immediately 
     act to fund the construction of such border wall without 
     delay; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.

                     House Joint Resolution No. 652

       Whereas, the security of our nation's borders and the 
     safety of our citizens are paramount to protecting the 
     American way of life; and
       Whereas, it is essential to the welfare of our nation that 
     illegal immigration cease; and
       Whereas, we should continue to safeguard our borders by 
     completing the construction of the secure border wall on the 
     southern border of the United States; and
       Whereas, illegal immigrants who cross the southern border 
     are not required to receive a vaccination against COVID-19; 
     and
       Whereas, it is known that at least eighteen percent of 
     illegal immigrants who cross the southern border of the 
     United States are infected with COVID-19 and are contributing 
     to this country's national health crisis; and
       Whereas, the members of this General Assembly have 
     consistently taken steps to address illegal immigration 
     within the borders of our great State and now wish to urge 
     the United States Congress to address illegal immigration by 
     completing the construction of the border wall: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives of the One Hundred 
     Twelfth General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, the 
     Senate Concurring, that we strongly support the completion of 
     the secure border wall across our nation's southern border 
     and strongly urge the United States Congress to immediately 
     act to fund the construction of such border wall without 
     delay; and be it further
       Resolved, That certified copies of this resolution be 
     transmitted to the President of the United States, the U.S. 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, the Speaker and the Clerk of 
     the United States House of Representatives, the President and 
     the Secretary of the United States Senate, and each member of 
     the Tennessee Congressional delegation.
                                  ____

       POM-152. A memorial adopted by the Legislature of the State 
     of Colorado urging the United States Congress to authorize 
     forwarding funding to make a one-time appropriation to the 
     Bureau of Indian Education Higher Education Grant Program; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.

                       Senate Memorial No. 22-002

       Whereas, The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) operates the 
     Higher Education Grant Program (grant program) as authorized 
     by the federal ``Act of November 2, 1921'', commonly referred 
     to as the ``Snyder Act'', 25 U.S.C. sec. 13; and
       Whereas, Numerous Indian tribal governments provide college 
     financial assistance and scholarships from the grant program 
     directly to Indian college students through the federal 
     ``1975 Indian Self-determination and Education Assistance 
     Act'', Pub. L. 93-638, or through the federal ``Tribal Self-
     governance Act of 1994'', Pub. L. 103-413; and
       Whereas, The federal government routinely operates under 
     continuing resolutions. As such, grant program funding is 
     delayed; consequently, college scholarship and financial 
     assistance payments and institutional disbursements are 
     delayed, which is problematic for many Indian college 
     students who depend on these funds to pay for tuition, books, 
     room, and board; and
       Whereas, There is precedent for forward funding of federal 
     Indian education programs. BIE-funded schools, including 
     schools receiving funding pursuant to 25 U.S.C. sec. 1810 and 
     tribally controlled colleges and universities receiving 
     funding pursuant to 25 U.S.C. sec. 1810, are forward funded; 
     and
       Whereas, Forward funding of the BIE will make grant program 
     funds available for obligation on July 1 of any given fiscal 
     year, and the funds will remain available until September 30 
     of the succeeding fiscal year; and
       Whereas, Congress may authorize forwarding funding and make 
     a one-time appropriation of such sums, as necessary, to 
     forward fund the BIE grant program: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-third General 
     Assembly of the State of Colorado:
       That we, the members of the Colorado Senate strongly urge 
     Congress to forward fund the Bureau of Indian Education 
     Higher Education Grant Program as authorized by the federal 
     ``Act of November 2, 1921''; and be it further
       Resolved, That copies of this Memorial be sent to the Clerk 
     of the United States House of Representatives; the Secretary 
     of the United States Senate; each member of Colorado's 
     congressional delegation; Melvin Baker, Chairman of the 
     Southern Ute Indian Tribe; Manuel Heart, Chairman of the Ute 
     Mountain Ute Tribe; and Jonathan Nez, President of the Navajo 
     Nation.

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       POM-153. A resolution adopted by the General Assembly of 
     the State of New Jersey commemorating the appointment of 
     Ketanji Brown Jackson as Associate Justice of the United 
     States Supreme Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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  On page S3074, June 22, 2022, in the top of the first column, 
the following appears: POM-153. A resolution adopted by the 
General Assembly of the State of New Jersey commemorating the 
appointment of Kanji Brown Jackson as Associate Justice of the 
United States Supreme Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: POM-153. A 
resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the State of New 
Jersey commemorating the appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson as 
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court; to the 
Committee on the Judiciary.


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                      Assembly Resolution No. 139

       Whereas, On April 7, 2022, the United States Senate voted, 
     on a bipartisan basis, to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson 
     as the first black woman United States Supreme Court justice; 
     and
       Whereas, The confirmation of Judge Jackson's appointment is 
     a historic occasion for the United States and for the 
     institution of the Supreme Court which, for the first time in 
     its 233 year history, and appointment of 116 justices, will 
     have its first black woman Associate Justice; and
       Whereas, Judge Jackson's nomination for the position of 
     Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by President Joseph R. 
     Biden was prompted by the announcement of Justice Stephen 
     Breyer, for whom Judge Jackson clerked, that he would retire 
     at the close of the current Supreme Court term; and
       Whereas, Judge Jackson's distinguished judicial career 
     began with her work as a jurist, which commenced with her 
     nomination by President Barack Obama, and confirmation and 
     appointment by a bipartisan Senate in 2013 to the United 
     States District Court for the District of Columbia; and
       Whereas, Judge Jackson observed, in a notable 2019 opinion 
     granting a Department of Justice administrative stay request, 
     that ``Presidents are not kings;'' and
       Whereas, Judge Jackson went on to be confirmed with 
     bipartisan support to the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the D.C. Circuit in 2021; and
       Whereas, Prior to, and continuing for a portion of her 
     judicial career, Judge Jackson also served as a Vice Chair 
     and Commissioner on the United States Sentencing Commission 
     beginning in 2010 and continuing until 2014 where, as a 
     Commissioner, Judge Jackson voted, among other noteworthy 
     actions, to apply retroactively the provision of the 2010 
     Fair Sentencing Act, which addressed the sentencing disparity 
     between crack and powder cocaine crimes; and
       Whereas, Judge Jackson's numerous other accomplishments 
     include her academic success at Harvard University, from 
     which she was graduated magna cum laude, and at Harvard Law 
     School, from which she was graduated cum laude, and her 
     service as a public defender, making her the first federal 
     public defender to serve on the Supreme Court; and
       Whereas, Following her confirmation on April 7, 2022, Judge 
     Jackson will be sworn in following the retirement of Justice 
     Bryer at the end of the current Supreme Court term; now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, By the General Assembly of the State of New 
     Jersey:
       1. This house commemorates the appointment of Justice 
     Ketanji Brown Jackson as an Associate Justice of the United 
     States Supreme Court.
       2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary 
     of State, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the General 
     Assembly to the Governor, to each member of New Jersey's 
     congressional delegation, to the Speaker and Clerk of the 
     United States House of Representatives, and the President and 
     Secretary of the United States Senate.
                                  ____

       POM-154. A resolution adopted by the General Assembly of 
     the State of New Jersey commemorating the appointment of 
     Ketanji Brown Jackson as Associate Justice of the United 
     States Supreme Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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  On page S3074, June 22, 2022, in the bottom of the first column, 
the following appears: POM-154. A resolution adopted by the 
General Assembly of the State of New Jersey commemorating the 
appointment of Kanji Brown Jackson as Associate Justice of the 
United States Supreme Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: POM-154. A 
resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the State of New 
Jersey commemorating the appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson as 
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court; to the 
Committee on the Judiciary.


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                      Assembly Resolution No. 139

       Whereas, On April 7, 2022, the United States Senate voted, 
     on a bipartisan basis, to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson 
     as the first black woman United States Supreme Court justice; 
     and
       Whereas, The confirmation of Judge Jackson's appointment is 
     a historic occasion for the United States and for the 
     institution of the Supreme Court which, for the first time in 
     its 233 year history, and appointment of 116 justices, will 
     have its first black woman Associate Justice; and
       Whereas, Judge Jackson's nomination for the position of 
     Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by President Joseph R. 
     Biden was prompted by the announcement of Justice Stephen 
     Breyer, for whom Judge Jackson clerked, that he would retire 
     at the close of the current Supreme Court term; and
       Whereas, Judge Jackson's distinguished judicial career 
     began with her work as a jurist, which commenced with her 
     nomination by President Barack Obama, and confirmation and 
     appointment by a bipartisan Senate in 2013 to the United 
     States District Court for the District of Columbia; and
       Whereas, Judge Jackson observed, in a notable 2019 opinion 
     granting a Department of Justice administrative stay request, 
     that ``Presidents are not kings;'' and
       Whereas, Judge Jackson went on to be confirmed with 
     bipartisan support to the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the D.C. Circuit in 2021; and
       Whereas, Prior to, and continuing for a portion of her 
     judicial career, Judge Jackson also served as a Vice Chair 
     and Commissioner on the United States Sentencing Commission 
     beginning in 2010 and continuing until 2014 where, as a 
     Commissioner, Judge Jackson voted, among other noteworthy 
     actions, to apply retroactively the provision of the 2010 
     Fair Sentencing Act, which addressed the sentencing disparity 
     between crack and powder cocaine crimes; and
       Whereas, Judge Jackson's numerous other accomplishments 
     include her academic success at Harvard University, from 
     which she was graduated magna cum laude, and at Harvard Law 
     School, from which she was graduated cum laude, and her 
     service as a public defender, making her the first federal 
     public defender to serve on the Supreme Court; and
       Whereas, Following her confirmation on April 7, 2022, Judge 
     Jackson will be sworn in following the retirement of Justice 
     Bryer at the end of the current Supreme Court term; now, 
     therefore be it
       Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New 
     Jersey:
       1. This house commemorates the appointment of Justice 
     Ketanji Brown Jackson as an Associate Justice of the United 
     States Supreme Court.
       2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary 
     of State, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the General 
     Assembly to the Governor, to each member of New Jersey's 
     congressional delegation, to the Speaker and Clerk of the 
     United States House of Representatives, and the President and 
     Secretary of the United States Senate.
                                  ____

       POM-155. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of 
     the State of South Carolina applying to the United States 
     Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments 
     pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution 
     limited to proposing amendments 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.

                    House Joint Resolution No. 3205

       Whereas, the founders of our constitution empowered state 
     legislators to be guardians of liberty against future abuses 
     of power by the federal government; and
       Whereas, the federal government has created a crushing 
     national debt through improper and imprudent spending; and
       Whereas, the federal government has invaded the legitimate 
     roles of the states through the manipulative process of 
     federal mandates, most of which are unfunded to a great 
     extent; and
       Whereas, the federal government has ceased to live under a 
     proper interpretation of the Constitution of the United 
     States; and
       Whereas, it is the solemn duty of the states to protect the 
     liberty of our people--particularly for the generations to 
     come--by proposing amendments to the Constitution of the 
     United States through a convention of the states under 
     Article V for the purpose of restraining these and related 
     abuses of power. Now, therefore,
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South 
     Carolina:
       Application for calling a convention of the states
       SECTION 1. The General Assembly of South Carolina, by this 
     joint resolution, 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.
       Distribution of copies
       SECTION 2. The Clerks of the South Carolina House of 
     Representatives and the South Carolina Senate shall transmit 
     copies of this resolution to the President and the Secretary 
     of the United States Senate, the Speaker and the Clerk of the 
     United States House of Representatives, the members of the 
     South Carolina Congressional Delegation, and the presiding 
     officers of each of the legislative houses in the several 
     states, attesting to the enactment of this joint resolution 
     by the South Carolina General Assembly and requesting 
     cooperation.
       Joint resolution constitutes a continuing application
       SECTION 3. This joint resolution 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.
       Time effective
       SECTION 4. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval 
     by the Governor.
                                  ____

       POM-156. A resolution adopted by the Council of the County 
     of Maui, affirming the county of Maui's ongoing commitment to 
     the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and endorsement of 
     the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       POM-157. A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas 
     relative to hiring in Congress; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.

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