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“MEMORIALS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the in the House of Representatives section section on pages H5645-H5646 on June 16.
The Department oversees more than 500 million acres of land. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the department has contributed to a growing water crisis and holds many lands which could be better managed.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MEMORIALS
Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as follows:
ML-178. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the State of Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 130, urging the federal government to extend Title 42 to avoid a crisis at the border; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
ML-179. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 12, urging and requesting the President of the United States and the Congress of the United States to take any action necessary to halt federal actions resulting in the delay or cancellation of offshore oil and natural gas lease sales and the United Sates Department of the Interior to expedite actions necessary to comply with a court order to resolve lease sales, finalize a new five-year plan for oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf, and focus efforts on lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
ML-180. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, relative to Joint Resolution H. 3205, requesting Congress of the United States to call a convention for proposing amendments pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution limited to proposing amendments that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
ML-181. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Tennessee, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 652, supporting the secure wall on the southern border of the United States; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
ML-182. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Rhode Island, relative to Senate Resolution 22R258, urging the federal government to pursue a broad range of measures to reduce the danger of nuclear war, to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), to make nuclear disarmament the centerpiece of our national security policy, and to spearhead a global effort to prevent nuclear war; jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Armed Services.
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