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Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Signed by Governor.

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Memorials, Congress - Urges federal approval of the extension of the Lewis and Clark Historic National Trail. -

Fiscal Summary for *HJR0083

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant / One-Time

Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Recommended For Passage Referred to: Calendar & Rules Committee

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Memorials, Congress - Urges the President and Congress to address the problem of illegal immigration. -

Fiscal Summary for *HJR0158

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant

Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Utilities, Banking and Small Business

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Memorials, Congress - Urges replacement of Fast Track Trade Authority system. -

Fiscal Summary for *HJR0203

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant/One-Time

Latest Action: 06/18/2007 - Signed by Governor.

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Memorials, Congress - Urges the U.S. Congress to restore the income tax deduction for interest paid on motor vehicle loans. -

Fiscal Summary for *HJR0204

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant/One-Time

Latest Action: 06/18/2007 - Signed by Governor.

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Memorials, Congress - Urges passage of legislation requiring credit card issuers to include as part of the monthly statement provided to each cardholder the total length of time it will take the cardholder to pay the total debt accumulated on the credit card. -

Fiscal Summary for *HJR0354

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant / One-Time


Bill Summary for *HJR0354

ON JUNE 12, 2007, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND ADOPTED HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 354, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 removes language resolving that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the speaker and clerk of the U.S. house of representatives and the president and clerk of the U.S. senate, thereby resolving that copies of this resolution be provided only to members of the Tennessee congressional delegation.



Latest Action: 06/18/2007 - Signed by Governor.

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Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to provide authorization and funding for a regional forensics lab dedicated solely to child exploitation in Tennessee. -

Fiscal Summary for *HJR0433

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant

Latest Action: 05/29/2007 - Re-Referred to Calendar & Rules

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Memorials, Congress - Urges replacement of Fast Track Trade Authority system. -

Fiscal Summary for *HR0060

Increase State Expenditures- Not Significant/One-Time

Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee State Government of S&LG

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Memorials, Congress - Urges enactment of legislation to accelerate naturalization process and make such process more accessible to legal immigrants. -

Fiscal Summary for *SJR0013

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant / One-Time

Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Withdrawn.

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Memorials, Congress - Urges the establishment of the office of the national nurse. -

Fiscal Summary for *SJR0031

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant / One-Time

Latest Action: 06/12/2007 - Taken off notice for Calendar in Calendar and Rules

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Memorials, Congress - Urges withdrawal of the United States from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and from any other bilateral or multilateral activity that seeks the economic merger of the United States with any other country. - Fiscal Summary for *SJR0088 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SJR0088 ON APRIL 26, 2007, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND ADOPTED SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 88, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #2 rewrites the preamble and replaces the resolving language, which urges the Tennessee congressional delegation to gain the withdrawal of the U.S. from further participation in the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and similar activities, with language that urges the Tennessee congressional delegation to carefully consider the general assembly's concerns before supporting the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America or any other activity [...]

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Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Referred to Health & Human Resources

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Memorials, Government Officials - Urges U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs to establish outpatient health clinic to serve area veterans at Roane County Health Department in Rockwood. -

Fiscal Summary for *SJR1150

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant

Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Introduced, Referred to Conservation

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Memorials, Congress - Urges the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to disapprove the request to import and dispose of low-level radioactive waste from Italy in this country. -

Fiscal Summary for *HR0349

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant

Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Introduced, Referred to State & Local

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Memorials, Congress - Makes application for federal constitutional convention for purpose of proposing amendment to U.S. Constitution relative to immigration and the control of U.S. borders by federal government. -

Fiscal Summary for *HJR1264

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant

Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Received from House, Referred to Senate F,W&M

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Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to reverse federal rule change that eliminated federal Medicaid reimbursement for targeted case management. -

Fiscal Summary for *HJR1223

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant

Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Failed In Senate Finance, Ways and Means Comm. Ayes 4, Nays 3 PNV 0

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Memorials, Congress - Urges the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to disapprove the request to import and dispose of low-level radioactive waste from Italy in this country. -

Fiscal Summary for *SR0259

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant

Latest Action: 06/04/2008 - Signed by Governor.

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Memorials, Congress - Urges devolution of authority to tax gasoline and other motor fuels to the states. -

Fiscal Summary for *HJR1195

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant


Bill Summary for *HJR1195

ON MAY 6, 2008, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND ADOPTED HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1195, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this joint resolution to urge congress to discontinue the budgetary practice of using earmarks to the Highway Trust Fund and to return each state's fair share of the Highway Fund dollars and halt its ongoing efforts to rescind additional funds from the states.
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Environment of Conservation and Environment to Summer Study

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Memorials, Congress - Urges the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to disapprove the request to import and dispose of low-level radioactive waste from Italy in this country. -

Fiscal Summary for *HJR1145

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant

Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Introduced, Referred to Judiciary

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Memorials, Congress - Urges enactment of legislation clarifying Fourteenth Amendment of United States Constitution as denying citizenship status to children of illegal aliens. -

Fiscal Summary for *HJR1126

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant

Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Signed by Governor.

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Memorials, Congress - Urges adoption of the Veterans Remembered Flag. -

Fiscal Summary for *SJR0901

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant

Latest Action: 05/28/2008 - Signed by Governor.

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Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to establish a national Women's History Museum in Washington, DC. -

Fiscal Summary for *HJR1031

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant