[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 14888-14889]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               MEMORIALS

  Under clause 4 of Rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:
       72. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Kansas, relative to HOUSE 
     RESOLUTION No. 6022 supporting the Airborne Laser Program and 
     urging the United States Congress to provide the necessary 
     funding for the on-going development and operation of the 
     program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       73. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to Senate Joint Memorial 8003 
     respectfully praying that Congress institute a date certain, 
     no later than January 1, 2013, at which time all vendors, 
     suppliers, and manufacturers of health information technology 
     must comply with a uniform national standard of 
     interoperability, such that all electronic medical and health 
     records can be readily shared and accessed across all health 
     care providers and institutions while at the same time 
     preserving the proprietary nature of health information 
     technology producers that will encourage future innovation 
     and competition; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       74. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to Senate Joint Memorial 8012 
     respectfully praying that President Obama and Secretary 
     Clinton place the United Nations Convention on the 
     Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women in 
     the highest category of priority in order to accelerate the 
     treaty's passage through the Senate Foreign Relations 
     Committee and the United States; and that the Washington 
     State Legislature urge the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 
     to pass this treaty favorably out of Committee and recommend 
     it be approved by the full United States Senate; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       75. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial 4005 
     respectfully praying that the United States Postal Service 
     issue a postage stamp in commemoration of the Nisei veterans' 
     service in the United States Armed Forces during the Second 
     World War; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       76. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Alaska, 
     relative to Senate Resolve No. 5 Reaffirming support for the 
     environmentally responsible development of the Kensington 
     Gold Mine; and urging the governor to encourage and 
     facilitate the prompt continuation or reinstatement, 
     reactivation, and period extension of permits authorizing the 
     construction and operation of the Kensington Gold Mine upon a 
     decision by the United States Supreme Court in favor of the 
     Kensington Gold Mine; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       77. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 44 MEMORIALIZING 
     THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO ENACT THE HEARING AID 
     ASSISTANCE TAX CREDIT ACT; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       78. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 45 MEMORIALIZING 
     THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO PASS AND THE PRESIDENT 
     OF THE UNITED STATES TO SIGN LEGISLATION THAT WILL PROVIDE 
     FLEXIBILITY IN PROVIDING CARE FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID DUAL 
     ELIGIBLES AND SHARE MEDICARE SAVINGS; jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

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