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PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:
POM-114. A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska applying to the United States Congress, pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution, to call a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the United States Constitution 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.
Legislative Resolution No. 14
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the members of the One Hundred Seventh Legislature of Nebraska, Second Session:
1. The Legislature of the State of Nebraska hereby applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States, for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the constitution of the United States 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.
2. The Clerk of the Legislature shall transmit copies of this application to the President and Secretary of the United States Senate, to the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives from this state, and to the presiding officers of each of the legislative houses in the several states, requesting their cooperation.
3. This application constitutes a continuing application in accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United States until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states have made applications on the same subject.
4. This application will be rescinded as of February 1, 2027.
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POM-115. A joint resolution adopted by the legislature of the State of Colorado designating January 23 of each year as
``U.S.S. Pueblo Day''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
House Joint Resolution No. 22-1013
Whereas, The U.S.S. Pueblo was originally launched as a United States Army cargo ship in 1944 but was transferred to the United States Navy and renamed the U.S.S. Pueblo in 1966; and
Whereas, The U.S.S. Pueblo was named for the city of Pueblo, Colorado, and the county of Pueblo, Colorado, and was the third ship in the naval fleet to bear the name Pueblo; and
Whereas, After leaving Japan in early January 1968 on an intelligence mission, the U.S.S. Pueblo was attacked by the North Korean military on January 23, 1968; and
Whereas, According to United States naval authorities and the crew of the U.S.S. Pueblo, the ship was in international waters at the time of the attack; and
Whereas, One crew member of the U.S.S. Pueblo was killed during the attack, and eighty crew members and two civilian oceanographers were captured and held for eleven months by the North Korean government; and
Whereas, This year marks the fifty-fourth anniversary of North Korea's attack on the U.S.S. Pueblo and her crew; and
Whereas, The U.S.S. Pueblo is still in commission in the United States Navy but continues to be held by the North Korean government and is currently a museum in Pyongyang, North Korea; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy- third General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
(1) That we, the members of the General Assembly, recognize the bravery and sacrifice of the crew of the U.S.S. Pueblo;
(2) That we take pride in the fact that the U.S.S. Pueblo bears the name of a city and a county in Colorado, and, therefore, the citizens of Colorado should be aware of the incident that occurred with the U.S.S. Pueblo fifty-four years ago;
(3) That we continue the call for Kim Jong Un and the North Korean government to return the U.S.S. Pueblo to the people of the United States; and
(4) That we hereby designate January 23 of each year as
``U.S.S. Pueblo Day'', a day to remember and honor the brave crew of the U.S.S. Pueblo.
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Governor Jared Polis; President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate Patrick Leahy; Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi; and the members of Colorado's Congressional delegation.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 43
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