[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8] [House] [Page 10596] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]MEMORIALS Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as follows: 321. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 35 memorializing the Congress of the United States to take such actions as are necessary to continue funding and operation of the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; to the Committee on Agriculture. 322. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 27 urging the Congress of the United States to protect the rights of all American women to receive equal pay for equal work, and to continue to provide effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 323. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas, relative to House Resolution No. 6019 memorializing the Congress of the United States, the Department of Education and the Kansas State Board of Education concerning the No Child Left Behind Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 324. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, relative to Senate Resolution No. 60 urging the Congress of the United States to provide states with the necessary funding to implement the goals of the No. Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and other education-related programs and to offer states waivers or exemptions from related regulations when federal funding for elementary and secondary education is decreased; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 325. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, relative to Senate Resolution No. 61 urging the Congress of the United States to support changes to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 326. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, relative to Senate Resolution No. 103 urging the Congress of the United States and the Department of Education to support the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) by increasing funds for federal education initiatives and affording more flexibility to states in relation to NCLB; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 327. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House Resolution No. 616 recognizing the month of May 2006 as ``Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month'' in Pennsylvania andurging the Congress of the United States to enact legislation to provide additional funding for research in order to find a treatment and a cure for ALS; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 328. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 76 urging the Congress of the United States to promote and diversify the automotive and machine-tool sectors of our national economy; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 329. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Resolution No. 13 condemning the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and calling upon the President, the State Department and the Congress of the United States to unite the international community to end the genocide in Darfur; to the Committee on International Relations. 330. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Iowa, relative to House Resolution No. 122 requesting the Congress of the United States give due consideration to the readiness of the Republic of China on Taiwan for membership in the United Nations; to the Committee on International Relations. 331. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, relative to House Resolution No. 15-33 expressing support for the passage of S. 1954, the Insular Possessions Act of 2005; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 332. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 41 memorializing the Congress of the United States to redirect and make available to Louisiana federal contingency funds that were set aside through the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) Emergency Response and Recovery Act of 2005 to be drawn by states receiving and hosting residents of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi that were displaced by Hirricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita which remains used; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 333. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Kansas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 5042 urging support of the ``25 x 25'' initiative; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Resources. ____________________