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“MEMORIALS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3567-H3568 on June 5, 1997.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MEMORIALS
Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as follows:
116. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota, relative to Resolution No. 2 memorializing the President, Congress, and the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States to design and implement adjustments to the Federal milk marketing order system that are equitable to Minnesota's family dairy farmers; including reassessment of the use of wholesale price indicators derived from trade on the Green Bay Cheese Exchange; to the Committee on Agriculture.
117. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 107 memorializing the United States Department of State to adopt a guarantee of unimpeded access to orphaned and abandoned children by Americans as a tenet of foreign policy when negotiating treaties; to the Committee on International Relations.
118. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Alaska, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 9 urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, to oil and gas exploration, development, and production; to the Committee on Resources.
119. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Hawaii, relative to House Resolution 8 requesting the United States Congress to enact legislation requiring out-of-state mail order sellers to collect and submit use taxes on goods delivered in those states that impose them; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
120. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota, relative to Resolution No. 1 memorializing Congress to support legislative initiatives to mitigate the economic competition among the states that has resulted from the adoption of targeted business incentive programs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
121. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 23 requesting that the Congress of the United States maintain and renew its commitment to America's corn growers and this Nation's ethanol industry by supporting a tax exemption and by taking other actions to increase this Nation's commitment to the production and use of ethanol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
122. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Hawaii, relative to House Resolution 177 urging the United States Congress to adopt a local purchase requirement for the purchase of cigarettes by military and Coast Guard facilities in Alaska and Hawaii; jointly to the Committees on National Security and Transportation and Infrastructure.
123. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, relative to Senate Resolution 97-S 971 memorializing the President and the Congress to improve funding for Federal assistance programs for legal aliens; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Agriculture.
124. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 242 urging Hawaii's Congressional Delegation to support Federal proposals to redirect revenues from the Federal motor fuels tax increases into the Highway Trust Fund; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, and Transportation and Infrastructure.
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