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“MEMORIALS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3448 on April 19, 2018.
The State Department is responsibly for international relations with a budget of more than $50 billion. Tenure at the State Dept. is increasingly tenuous and it's seen as an extension of the President's will, ambitions and flaws.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MEMORIALS
Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as follows:
182. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 2008, urging the United States Congress to honor the veterans of the Ghost Army of World War II; to the Committee on Financial Services.
183. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 12, urging the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations to provide that the weight of a trailer being pulled by a commercial motor vehicle may not be included in the trigger weight of 26,001 pounds, requiring the truck's operator to have a commercial driver's license; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
184. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 14, opposing any new federal national monument designations or further designations of wilderness in the State of Idaho without the approval of the United States Congress and the Idaho Legislature; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
185. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 2005, urging the United States Congress to allow the United States Department of Transportation to provide waivers for certain flight-hour training requirements; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
186. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 2007, urging the United States Congress to enact the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
187. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 11, urging the U.S. Department of State to support the eight (8) positions listed in the memorial in negotiations with Canada regarding any modification or future implementation of the Columbia River Treaty; jointly to the Committees on Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure.
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