[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H5726]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            PETITIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       27. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Commission of 
     the City of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, relative to Resolution 
     No. 07-31 requesting that the Congress of the United States 
     increase funding for the Community Development Block Grant 
     (CDBG); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       28. Also, a petition of the Commission of the City of 
     Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, relative to Resolution No. 07-32 
     requesting that the Congress of the United States increase 
     funding for the No Child Left Behind program; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
       29. Also, a petition of the Commission of the City of 
     Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, relative to Resolution No. 07-33 
     establishing a specific fund for Targeted Healthcare for 
     children and pregnant women; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       30. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to Resolution No. 43 requesting that the 
     movie industry consider a ban on smoking in movies rated G, 
     PG or PG-13 in order to avoid influencing children and young 
     adults to begin smoking; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       31. Also, a petition of the Miami-Dade County Board of 
     County Commissioners, Florida, relative to Resolution No. R-
     326-07 urging the Florida Legislature to ban or regulate the 
     use of trans fats at restaurants and bakeries; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       32. Also, a petition of the Council of the District of 
     Columbia, relative to Council Resolution No. 17-156, ``Sense 
     of the Council in Support of Amending the Home Rule Charter 
     to Increase the Pay of the Chief Financial Officer, Dr. 
     Natwar M. Ghandi, Emergency Resolution of 2007''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       33. Also, a petition of the Board of Supervisors of the 
     County of Tehama, California, relative to a resolution 
     opposing H.R. 811, the Voter Confidence and Increased 
     Accessibility Act and S. 559, the Vote Integrity and 
     Verification Act; to the Committee on House Administration.
       34. Also, a petition of the County of El Dorado, 
     California, relative to a resolution opposing H.R. 811 
     amending the Help America Vote Act of 2002; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
       35. Also, a petition of the Commission of the City of 
     Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, relative to Resolution No. 07-30 
     requesting that the Congress of the United States fully fund 
     the Community Oriented Policing Program (COPS); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       36. Also, a petition of the City Commission of the City of 
     Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, relative to Resolution No. 2007-
     1094 requesting fair treatment for the one hundred and one 
     Haitian asylum seekers who recently arrived ashore on 
     Hallendale Beach, Florida; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       37. Also, a petition of the City of North Miami, Florida, 
     relative to Resolution No. R-2007-64 expressing support of 
     the Haitian Immigrants Based on the ``Wet-Foot/Dry-Foot'' 
     Policy and urging the President of the United States and the 
     Congress of the United States to rescind the discriminatory 
     immigration policies against Haitian Immigrants and calling 
     for the equal treatment of all immigrants; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       38. Also, a petition of the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, 
     relative to Resolution No. 2007-19 urging the Federal 
     Government and the Legislature of the State of Florida to 
     take any and all action necessary to preserve and protect the 
     levee system surrounding Lake Okeechobee; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       39. Also, a petition of the Board of Commissioners of 
     Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, relative to a resolution 
     urging the Congress of the United States to place a 
     moratorium on new free trade agreements; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       40. Also, a petition of the City Council of New Orleans, 
     Louisiana, relative to Resolution No. R-07-86 encouraging all 
     parties interested and involved in the New Orleans health 
     care delivery decision making process to work collaboratively 
     to develop a joint, state-of-the-art LSU/Veterans 
     Administration Hospital within the confines of the New 
     Orleans Downtown Medical District; jointly to the Committees 
     on Energy and Commerce and Veterans' Affairs.