HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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WHEREAS, Congressional action is necessary to assist the
American steel industry in providing economic stability, tax
revenue, employment, and support to local communities throughout
the nation and the State of Maryland; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the
United States Congress is urged to pass legislation immediately,
to limit imports of foreign steel to not more than 15 percent of
American steel consumption for a period of not less than 5 years,
through enactment of H.R. 4352; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be sent to the
Honorable Ronald W. Reagan, President of the United States, the
Honorable John Murtha, U.S. Congressman, Chairman of the
Congressional Steel Caucus, 2423 Rayburn House Office Building,
Washington, D.C. 20515; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be sent to the
Maryland Congressional Delegation: Senators Charles McC. Mathias,
Jr. and Paul S. Sarbanes, Senate Office Building, Washington,
D.C. 20510; and Representatives Royden P. Dyson, Clarence D.
Long, Barbara A. Mikulski, Marjorie S. Holt, Steny H. Hoyer,
Beverly B. Byron, Parren J. Mitchell, and Michael D. Barnes,
House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515.

Signed May 15, 1984.

No. 8

(Senate Joint Resolution No. 17)

A Senate Joint Resolution concerning

U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the
Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet

FOR the purpose of requesting the U.S. Postmaster General to
issue a U.S. postage stamp commemorating the Chesapeake Bay
sailing skipjack fleet of wooden commercial fishing vessels.

WHEREAS, The Chesapeake Bay sailing skipjack fleet has
played an important role in our nation's history and the history
of the State of Maryland; and

WHEREAS, The skipjack fleet is the final remaining fleet of
wooden commercial fishing vessels to work under sail in North
American waters; and

WHEREAS, The number of vessels in the fleet has decreased
from more than 1,500 at the turn of the century to approximately
2 dozen 33 in 1983; and