[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12631]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                               MEMORIALS

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

       312. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of Ohio, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 28 memorializing the United States Congress to 
     urge the citizens and civic and community leaders of Ohio to 
     vigorously maintain and encourage positive leadership and 
     youth character qualities by designating Ohio as a character-
     building state, and to request the Ohio Department of 
     Education to seek available federal funding for character 
     education and program development; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.

       313. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 211 
     memorializing the United States Congress to sustain the 
     President's affirmative decision on Yucca Mountain's 
     suitability as a permanent Federal repository for used 
     nuclear fuel; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

       314. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 142 
     memorializing the United States Congress to condemn the 
     Taliban's discrimination against women; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

       315. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 28 
     memorializing the United States Congress that Governor 
     Benjamin Cayetano, of the State of Hawaii, or his designee, 
     be authorized and is requested to take all necessary actions 
     to establish a sister-state affiliation with the Province of 
     Pangasinan; to the Committee on International Relations.

       316. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 117 memorializing the United States Congress that 
     Governor Benjamin Cayetano, of the State of Hawaii, or his 
     designee, be authorized and is requested to take all 
     necessary actions to establish a sister-state affiliation 
     with the municipality of Tianjin of the People's Republic of 
     China; to the Committee on International Relations.

       317. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Hawaii, relative to House Resolution No. 15 
     memorializing the United States Congress to support the 
     acquisition by the United States National Park Service of 
     Kahuku Ranch for expansion of the Hawaii Volcanoes National 
     Park and of Ki'ilae Village for expansion of Pu'uhonua O 
     Honaunau National Historic Park; to the Committee on 
     Resources.

       318. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 36 
     memorializing the United States Congress that the Legislature 
     supports the acquisition by the United States National Park 
     Service of Kahuku Ranch for expansion of the Hawaii Volcanoes 
     National Park and of Ki'ilae Village for expansion of 
     Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park; to the 
     Committee on Resources.

       319. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 16 memorializing the United 
     States Congress that the Legislature supports the acquisition 
     by the United States National Park Service of Kahuku Ranch 
     for expansion of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and of 
     Ki'ilae Village for expansion of Pu'uhonua O Honaunau 
     National Historical Park; to the Committee on Resources.

       320. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 34 
     memorializing the President and the United States Congress to 
     support legislation to repeal the Rescission Act of 1946 and 
     the Second Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act 
     (1946), and to restore Filipino World War II veterans' to 
     full United States veterans' status and benefits; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

       321. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 26 memorializing the 
     President and the United States Congress to take action 
     necessary to honor our country's moral obligation to provide 
     these Filipino veterans with the military benefits that they 
     deserve; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


     

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