[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2853]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               MEMORIALS

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

       262. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 30 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to take such actions as are necessary to amend the No 
     Child Left Behind Act to provide that paraprofessionals who 
     are employed in Title I schools prior to the enactment of the 
     No Child Left Behind Act shall be deemed to have met the 
     definition of ``highly qualified'' for purposes of such 
     legislation due to such employment and the experience gained 
     as a result of such employment; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       263. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 32 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to close the Mississippi River Gulf 
     Outlet; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       264. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 5 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to require the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to honor the preferences of local governing 
     authorities in determining the location of temporary housing 
     sites; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       265. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 20 
     urging the Louisiana congressional delegation to ensure 
     enactment of legislation to require the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to provide the same level assistance to the 
     residents of certain parishes who were affected by Hurricane 
     Rita as the residents of Louisiana affected by Hurricane 
     Katrina, including funding assistance with demolition and 
     removal of damaged housing; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       266. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 24 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to immediately close the Mississippi 
     River Gulf Outlet and return the are to essential coastal 
     wetlands and marshes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       267. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 26 
     urging the United States Army Corps of Engineers to provide a 
     listing of all Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita related 
     projects, including specific details including the type of 
     work, the name of the contractor, and the total price of the 
     contract; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       268. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 17 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such 
     actions as are necessary to allow a five hundred dollar 
     federal tax deduction for people who housed evacuees rent 
     free for at least sixty continuous days as a result of 
     Hurricane Rita; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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