Volume 143, No. 112 covering the 1st Session of the 105th Congress (1997 - 1998) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“MEMORIALS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H6715 on Aug. 1, 1997.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MEMORIALS
Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as follows:
174. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 158 memorializing the Congress of the United States to approve the settlement agreement reached with the tobacco industry by the attorney generals of the various states and authorizes the United States Food and Drug Administration to adopt regulations to protect our children from tobacco marketing and access; to the Committee on Commerce.
175. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 89 memorializing Congress to request the Environmental Protection Agency to grant an exemption relative to the painting of the Crescent City Connection which would limit the requirements for the removal and capture of residue from previous paint coatings during the painting procedure; to the Committee on Commerce.
176. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 24 recognizing the significance of African-American and other black music to global culture, and the positive impact of this art form on global commerce, would designate the month of June as Black Music Month throughout the State of California, and would call upon the people of the state to study, reflect on, and celebrate the majesty, vitality, and importance of African-American and other black music; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
177. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 25 memorializing the Congress of the United States to adopt an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide each citizen with a constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment and protection of our other natural resources; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
178. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 77 memorializing the Congress of the United States to revise the federal highway funding formulas to ensure that Louisiana gets its fair share of federal highway funds; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
179. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 35 memorializing the United States Congress to amend federal statutes 46 U.S.C. 11108 and 11109, otherwise known as Seaman Protection and Relief Act, to remove the prohibition against states from withholding income tax from wages due or accruing to a master or seaman and the attachment of wages for tax payments; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
180. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 98 memorializing the Congress of the United States to examine formulas and to consider using risk factors in determining how to distribute section 130 highway dollars to the states for rail safety purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
181. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Joint Resolution 2 urging the members of Congress to support and pass the Family Forestland Preservation Tax Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
182. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 21 memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact legislation allowing the employees of the Lafourche Basin Levee District to opt-out of the Social Security System and to join the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, effective January 1, 1998; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
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