[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11614-11615]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                               MEMORIALS

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       72. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 
     2002 memorializing the President and Congress of the United 
     States and the Department of Defense to increase the salary 
     of military personnel; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       73. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 162 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to promptly 
     enact legislation authorizing the President of the United 
     States to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks in 
     recognition of her contributions to the nation; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       74. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House Resolution 
     No. 130 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     urge the Department of Housing and Urban Development to 
     carefully consider the needs of all residents of a complex or 
     building with respect to placing new tenants in areas 
     previously considered to be senior citizen housing; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       75. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 30 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     legislation to prohibit banking transaction screening 
     practices that threaten personal privacy; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       76. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Maine, 
     relative to Senate Paper No. 772 memorializing the United 
     States Congress to increase funding to support special 
     education at a level originally envisioned in the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       77. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 106 memorializing the United States Congress to oppose 
     U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules requiring post-
     harvest treatment of oysters and other shellfish; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       78. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 
     208 HD1, memorializing all citizens and governments of the 
     Earth to join with the people of Hawaii in the spirit of 
     Aloha to dedicate the celebrations of the third millennium to 
     peace and understanding as ``The Millennium of Peace'' for 
     all of Earth's children; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       79. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 19 
     memorializing the Secretary of the Interior to comply with 
     the intent of Congress as stated in the Omnibus 
     Appropriations Act of 1998 which requires a study of the 
     issue by the National Academy of Sciences and prohibits final 
     revision of 43 C.F.R. Part 3809, the 3809 Regulations, before 
     September 30, 1999; to the Committee on Resources.
       80. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 
     4008 memorializing the President and Congress to recognize 
     the destructive potential of aquatic nuisance species and act 
     to minimize the destruction by supporting appropriation of 
     the four million dollars authorized to fund state aquatic 
     species management plans in fiscal year 2000 and future 
     years; to the Committee on Resources.
       81. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 
     4012 memorializing Congress to pass legislation to restore 
     and revitalize federal funding for the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund; to the Committee on Resources.
       82. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 
     4015 memorializing the President, the Congress, and the 
     appropriate agencies to continue to look closely at current 
     immigration law and INS policies and practices, and that 
     necessary changes be made so that problems surrounding 
     immigration may be resolved as soon as possible; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       83. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Iowa, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 23 
     memorializing the Congress to provide adequate funding for 
     major rehabilitation efforts on the Upper Mississippi River; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       84. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Maine, relative to House Paper 1547 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to enact legislation to 
     limit the use of social security account numbers for only the 
     purpose of receiving public assistance benefits, paying 
     social security taxes and receiving social security payments 
     and refunds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       85. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts, relative to Resolutions memorializing the 
     Congress of the United States to reject any proposal to 
     reform social security that includes mandatory coverage for 
     public employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       86. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 10 
     memorializing Congress to oppose all efforts to extend 
     mandatory Social Security coverage to

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     newly hired state and local government employees; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       87. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Kansas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 
     5021 memorializing the President and the United States 
     Congress to take action to provide funds for independent 
     research into illnesses suffered by Gulf War veterans and to 
     initiate more effective programs to assist Gulf War veterans 
     and their families, and urging the Governor of Kansas and 
     appropriate heads of Kansas state agencies to continue 
     efforts in support of the Kansas Persian Gulf War Veterans 
     Health Initiative; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       88. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Iowa, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 24 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to amend the 
     OASIS system requirements to apply them only to patients who 
     are recipients of Medicare and not to all patients of 
     Medicare-certified home health agencies; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       89. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Kansas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 5041 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to require 
     Health Care Financing Administration OASIS reporting and data 
     reporting requirements to apply only to Medicare patients and 
     not ot all patients of Medicare-certified home health 
     agencies; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       90. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Kansas, 
     relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1616 
     memorializing Congress to remove or restrict the use of trade 
     sanctions as they apply to agricultural products and that 
     Congress ensure that the use of trade sanctions will result 
     in meaningful results; jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, International Relations, the Judiciary, and Ways 
     and Means.

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