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“MEMORIALS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3805 on May 31, 2011.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MEMORIALS
Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as follows:
33. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution 11-1005 designating January 23 of each year as ``U.S.S. Pueblo Day''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
34. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Washington, relative to Substitute Senate Joint Memorial No. 8004 urging the Congress and the National Park Service with Washington state to ensure that all citizens have the continued opportunity to access the upper Stehekin Valley; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
35. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Alaska, relative to House Resolution No. 8 opposing the designation by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of 3016 square miles of upper Cook Inlet and Kachemak Bay as critical habitat for beluga whales; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
36. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of North Dakota, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4013 urging Congress to adopt a federal balanced budget amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
37. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Maine, relative to Joint Resolution H.P. 1079 memorializing the sovereignty of the State of Maine under the Tenth Amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
38. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of North Dakota, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 3048 urging the Congress to call a convention for the sole purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to avoid a ``runaway convention''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
39. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of North Dakota, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4007 urging for an amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
40. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Maine, relative to Joint Resolution H.P. 1090 urging the Congress and the President to amend the federal Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
41. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Washington, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 8008 requesting that the Department of Labor provide federal unemployment tax relief to Washington State unemployment tax paying employers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
42. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Idaho, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 101 urging the Congress to pass the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2012; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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