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“MEMORIALS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4753 on May 9, 2007.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MEMORIALS
Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as follows:
30. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 2 supporting the participation of Taiwan in a meaningful and appropriate way in the World Health Organization; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
31. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 5 urging the Congress of the United States to use all efforts, energies, and diligence to withdraw the United States from any further participation in the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, or any other bilateral or multilateral activity that seeks to advance, authorize, fund or in any way promote the creation of any structure to create any form of the North American Union; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
32. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 4 urging the legislatures to consider adoption of resolution working toward the development of a federal bipartisan, long-term solution that addresses sustainable management of federal forest lands to stabilize payments, which help support roads and schools, to forest communities throughout the western states; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
33. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 3 affirming the states support of the United States campaign to secure our country and urging member's of Idaho's congressional delegation to support measures to repeal the federal REAL ID Act of 2005; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
34. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 20 urging the Department of Homeland Security to complete an economic analysis of the costs of compliance with the requirements of the federal Real ID Act and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security.
35. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 21 memorializing the United States Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security to develop a pilot program in Michigan for a dual purpose state drivers license/personal identification card to comply with the provisions of the Real ID Act and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security.
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