[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4917]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               MEMORIALS

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

       241. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Michigan, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 243 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to enact legislation to change the computation of 
     state federal medical assistance percentage (FMAPS) by 
     disregarding employer contributions to prefund retiree health 
     care in calculating medicaid; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       242. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 845 
     memorializing the members of the Congress of the United 
     States to act in the best interests of Maine citizens 
     concerning medicaid changes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       243. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Illinois, relative to House Resolution No. 909 
     urging the Congress of the United States to amend the Voting 
     Rights Act of 1965 to make all its provisions permanent; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       244. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to a Resolution urging the Congress of the 
     United States to reauthorize federal, state, and local 
     forensic DNA grants for DNA labs in Alaska; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       245. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 86 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to reject legislation that 
     would preempt the authority of the Great Lakes states to curb 
     the release of ballast water; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       246. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 1563 
     memorializing the President of the United States, the 
     Congress of the United States and the United States 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure funding for 
     Veterans' healthcare; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       247. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Mississippi, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 565 
     requesting that the Congress of the United States extend the 
     Gulf Opportunity (GO) Zone Act of 2005; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       248. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 7 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to review and 
     consider eliminating provisions of law which reduce social 
     security benefits for those receiving benefits from federal, 
     state, or local government retirement systems; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

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