[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25818]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               MEMORIALS

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

       187. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of California, relative to Assembly 
     Joint Resolution No. 6 urging the Congress of the United 
     States to take all prudent and necessary steps to ensure that 
     the matters surrounding the Darfur genocide are addressed at 
     the highest levels of the federal government; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       188. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 7 
     urging the United States Postmater to create ZIP Codes that 
     do not emcompass more than one municipality; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.

       189. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 1 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to urge the 
     Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee and the United States 
     Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp to honor the 
     first Asian member of Congress; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       190. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 19 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to declare 
     their public support for reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act 
     of 1965 as written, with jurisdiction-specific provisions 
     designed to expire after a set period of time subject to 
     renenwal; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

       191. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 15 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take 
     necessary action to extend by two years Mag Instrument's 
     flashlight patent by approving House Resolution 607 and 
     thereby protecting this highly valued manufacturing company 
     and prized employment for the citizens of Inland Empire; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       192. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 13 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to support parity for Mexican 
     visitors to the United States by enacting legislation that 
     would allow then the same six-month length of stay afforded 
     to Canadian travelers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       193. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 16 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take 
     necessary action to amend the federal statutes in an 
     expeditious manner to allow for the equal treatment of 
     commercial drivers who are off duty and using a private 
     vehicle when they incur minor traffic infractions; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       194. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 49 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to fully fund the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration budget request in 
     support of the Space Exploration Vision, as submitted to the 
     Congress for fiscal year 2006, to enable the United States, 
     and the State of Texas, to remain leaders in the exploration 
     and development of space; to the Committee on Science.

       195. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 138 urging the 
     Congress of the United States and the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs to fulfill the department's goal of providing 
     excellence in patient care by building a veterans hospital in 
     Weslaco, Texas, to serve the more than 46,000 veterans in 
     South Texas who have bravely defended and served our country; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       196. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 21 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to increase 
     federal funding for California's ports for infrastructure and 
     security improvements; jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Transportation and Infrastructure.

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