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July 1, 2016: Congressional Record publishes “MEMORIALS”

Volume 162, No. 106 covering the 2nd Session of the 114th Congress (2015 - 2016) 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 H4192 on July 1, 2016.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

MEMORIALS

Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as follows:

265. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Memorial 1017, Urging the Congress of the United States to enact the Dine College Act of 2015; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

266. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Memorial 1007, urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reinstate the previous ozone concentration standard of 75 parts per billion; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

267. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Memorial 1016, urging the United States Congress to oppose the implementation of certain rules for existing electric utility generating units; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

268. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 2010, urging the President, Secretary of State and Congress of the United States to secure the safe release of Robert Levinson from Iran; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

269. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to Senate Memorial 1001, urging the members of the United States Congress from the state of Arizona to officially recognize the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East as genocide; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

270. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Memorial 1013, urging the United States Congress to take action to prevent the United State from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty or other similar treaties; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

271. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Memorial 1009, urging the United States Congress to protest and take action to fully restore the Tucson postal processing and distribution center; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

272. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Memorial 1014, urging the Congress of the United States to act to prohibit federal agencies from recommending and identifying Arizona's public lands as wilderness areas with express congressional consent;

; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

273. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 2009, urging the United States Congress to direct the American Legion to expand its membership eligibility; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

274. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Memorial 1008, urging the Congress of the United States to enact the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

275. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Memorial 1006, urging the United States Congress to act to increase the number of United States Customs and Boarder Protection personnel at the ports of entry in Arizona; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security.

276. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Memorial 1011, urging the Congress of the United States to enact the Resilient Federal Forests Act; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources.

277. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Memorial 1012, urging the United States Congress to direct the appropriate federal agencies to secure the borders of the United States; which was referred jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security.

278. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana, relative to House Resolution No. 219, urging the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to reimburse the state of Louisiana for the state dollars expended annually to provide essential services including but not limited to education, welfare, medical, law enforcement, and incarceration of illegal immigrants; which was referred jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Education and the Workforce.

279. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 2006, urging the United States Congress to adopt legislation similar to the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services.

280. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Memorial 1015, urging the United States Congress to enact the Stopping EPA Overreach Act; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 162, No. 106