[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5913]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               MEMORIALS

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

       249. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the Commonwealth of Guam, relative to Resolution No. 24 
     supporting the passage of the Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 
     2007; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       250. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Kansas, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1621 
     urging the Congress of the United States and the President of 
     the United States to halt the contract process for the Air 
     Force mid-air refueling tanker until Congress and the 
     President have reviewed and approved all the technical, 
     security and economic aspects of the purchase; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       251. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alabama, relative to a Resolution encouraging the Congress of 
     the United States to accept the decision of the United States 
     Air Force concerning the jet tanker contract; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       252. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Kansas, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 1831 urging the Congress of 
     the United States to amend the No Child Left Behind Act so 
     that states will be allowed to continue to work toward the 
     goal of closing the achievement gap without overly 
     prescriptive federal rules, unfunded mandates and the 
     coercion of losing federal funds; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
       253. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Wyoming, relative to a Joint Resolution requesting the 
     Congress of the United State amend the Satellite Home Viewers 
     Improvement Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       254. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the 
     Commonwealth of Guam, relative to Resolution No. 62 
     supporting H. Res. 121 expressing the sense that the 
     Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, 
     and accept historical responsibility in a clear and 
     unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Forces' coercion of 
     young women into sexual slavery during Japan's colonial and 
     wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 
     1930s through the duration of World War II; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       255. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 19 requesting the Congress 
     of the United States authorize the establishment of a 
     national monument for women in Washington, D.C., to recognize 
     and honor the leadership contributions of America's women; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       256. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 99 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to pass the ``Clean 
     Railroads Act of 2007''; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       257. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 28 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to adopt and 
     implement the recommendations of the Veterans' Disability 
     Benefits Commission; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       258. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to review and 
     consider eliminating provisions of federal law which reduce 
     Social Security benefits for those receiving pension benefits 
     from federal, state, or local government retirement or 
     pension systems, plans, or funds; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       259. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 22 
     memorializes the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to protect and 
     preserve the ability of California wineries, as well as all 
     American wineries, to contribute to the economy of California 
     and the nation by withdrawing the Notices of Proposed 
     Rulemaking Number 77 and Number 78; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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