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“MEMORIALS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4241 on June 5, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MEMORIALS
Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as follows:
330. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 43 memorializing that Congress is urged to require that the importation of all agricultural products into Hawaii have a designation of country or origin and a certification of inspection based on United States Department of Agriculture standards to verify that each imported product has passed all U.S. health and agricultural requirements; to the Committee on Agriculture.
331. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 65 memorializing the federal Health Care Financing Administration, and the Congress and the President of the United States to preserve the state plan to implement the Healthy Families Program in its current approved form; to the Committee on Commerce.
332. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Nevada, relative to Resolution 98-1 memorializing that Congress is urged to enact legislation terminating the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project with no record of decision being approved for the project and to refrain from any further appropriation of money to federal agencies for the project; to the Committee on Resources.
333. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution Number 66 memorializing that the Legislature of the State of California supports the granting of an official apology and restitution to World War II Japanese Latin American internees pursuant to federal law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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