[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12883-12884]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               MEMORIALS

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

       36. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Montana, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     6 supporting the ``25 X 25'' Initiative to increase 
     production of renewable energy by the agricultural community; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       37. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 65 requesting that the 
     Congress of the United States support the passage of the 
     National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       38. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 8012 
     urging the Congress of the United States to swiftly pass S. 
     513 and H.R. 869; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       39. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to H.P. 1289 memorializing the Congress of 
     the United States to increase funding for Community 
     Development Block Grants; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       40. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 45 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to provide equitable funding to 
     the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     for the operation of quality affordable housing; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       41. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 27 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to invest in Head Start and 
     Quality Child Care; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       42. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 33 requesting that the 
     Congress of the United States propose amendments to the No 
     Child Left Behind Act of 2001; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
       43. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Montana, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 1 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to develop health care reforms 
     addressing the increasing costs of health care, the 
     increasing number of people without health insurance, a lack 
     of uniform quality, and disparate health care legislation 
     among states that impacts the Nation's economy and American's 
     health; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       44. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 36 urging the 
     President of the United States, the Congress of the United 
     States, and the United States Department of Energy to restore 
     funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program in Fiscal 
     Year 2008 and to considering increasing future funding for 
     this important federal program; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       45. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Kansas, relative to House Resolution No. 6015 
     setting forth a vision for the future of the health care 
     system in Kansas; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       46. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to a Joint Resolution requesting that the 
     State Children's Health Insurance Program be fully funded not 
     only for children of the State of Maine, but for all of the 
     children of the working poor in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       47. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House Resolution 
     No. 25 designating April 24, 2007, as ``Pennsylvania's Day of 
     Remebrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923''; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       48. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Montana, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 4 opposing 
     the relaxation of mail delvery standards under consideration 
     by the President's Commission on the United States Postal 
     Service; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       49. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House Resolution 
     No. 197 memorializing the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee 
     of the United States Postal Service to issue a commemorative 
     stamp honoring coal miners; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       50. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Montana, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 14 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to include a right of first 
     refusal for a state in which federal land proposed for sale 
     is located; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       51. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Montana, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 36 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to de-couple federal mineral 
     royalty revenue payments from states to counties when 
     calculating payment in lieu of tax payments; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       52. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     North Dakota, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 
     3032 encouraging a recommitment to the ratification of the 
     Equal Rights Amendment in all states and final passage in the 
     Congress of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       53. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 45 memorialing 
     the Congress of the United States to enact the Second Chance 
     Act to help juvenile and adult ex-offenders to successfully 
     re-enter their communities; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       54. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 21 condemning the United 
     States Citizenship and Immigration Services' fee increase; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       55. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 34 expresing the 
     Senate's opposition to Norfolk Southern Corporation's 
     proposed sale of its rail lines from Ypsilanti to Kalamazoo 
     and Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo and continuing to the Indiana 
     border; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       56. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Kansas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 5018 
     urging the Congress of the United States to propose a bill 
     requesting the President of the United States authorize the 
     striking of a special U.S. Atomic Service Medal to honor 
     Atomic veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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       57. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of New 
     Mexico, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 14 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to fully fund medical care and 
     aid and attendent care services for Honey Sue Newby and the 
     other level three Spina Bifida children of parents who served 
     in Vietnam and who are totally disabled; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       58. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Vermont, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 13 requesting that the 
     Congress of the United States enact legislation to assure 
     federal funding for the health care of veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       59. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to a Joint Resolution urging the President of 
     the United States and the Congress of the United States 
     create a replacement for the Trade Promotion Authority system 
     so that United States trade agreements are developed and 
     implemented using more a democratic and inclusive mechanism 
     that entails meaningful consultation with states; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       60. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Montana, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 4 urging the 
     Congress of the United States reauthorize the Secure Rural 
     Schools and Community Self-Determintation Act and work toward 
     a permanent solution to compensate states and local 
     governments for lost tax revenue on federal land within 
     Montana; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and Natural 
     Resources.
       61. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 4011 
     requesting that the Congress of the United States enact a law 
     that preserves the use and access of pack and saddle stock 
     animals on public lands; jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture and Natural Resources.
       62. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Idaho, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 106 supporting 
     the reauthorization of the ``Secure Rural Schools and 
     Community Self-Determination Act'' or the enactment of its 
     equitable equivalent; jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture and Natural Resources.
       63. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 8008 
     respectfully praying that the Congress of the United States 
     take action necessary to give priority in the issuance of 
     immigrant visas to the sons, daughters, and grandchildren of 
     Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized 
     citizens of the United States and amend the 1946 Rescission 
     Act and honor our country's moral obligation to restore these 
     Filipino veterans full United States veterans status with the 
     military benefits they deserve; jointly to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary and Veterans' Affairs.
       64. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 15 requesting that the 
     Congress of the United States re-evaluate the Medicare 
     formula for computing payments to doctors or take other 
     measures to avert future reductions in payments for services; 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and 
     Commerce.
       65. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 141 urging the Congress of 
     the United States to increase the Medicare Reimbursement 
     rates for Hawaii; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means 
     and Energy and Commerce.
       66. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to H.P. 1182 memorializing the Congress of 
     the United States to fulfill the intent to fund 60% of the 
     costs of special education and to end unfunded mendates; 
     jointly to the Committees on Education and Labor, Oversight 
     and Government Reform, the Judiciary, the Budget, and Rules.

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