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“MEMORIALS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H11781 on Nov. 1, 2000.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MEMORIALS
Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as follows:
487. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, relative to Resolution 2000-H8125 petitioning the Congress of the United States to Fulfill Its Commitment of Forty Percent Federal Funding in its Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
488. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, relative to Resolution 2000-H8119 petitioning the State Department, The German Government and German Industrial Complex Resolve the Remaining Issue Left in the Aftermath of World War II, Namely a Just Equitable and Inclusive Settlement of the Slave Labor/Forced Labor Discussions in Bonn and Washington; to the Committee on International Relations.
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