[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 119 (Tuesday, August 7, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H5728]
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:

       52. The SPEAKER presented a petition of The Board of Chosen 
     Freeholders, New Jersey, relative to urging the President to 
     protect Americans' religious liberty; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       53. Also, a petition of the Town of Woodstock, New York, 
     relative to Resolution No. 220-2012 calling the Congress to 
     honor its obligation to the Constitution by affirming the 
     powers given it in Article 1, Section 8; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       54. Also, a petition of Office of Management and Budget, 
     Indiana, relative to the state's request for reimbursement in 
     the amount of $130,953,979; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       55. Also, a petition of City of Miami, Florida, relative to 
     Resolution No. R-12-0241 urging the President and the 
     Congress to abolish Visa requirements for Brazilian tourists 
     seeking to travel to the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       56. Also, a petition of the City of Lauderdale Lakes, 
     Florida, relative to Resolution No. 2012-78 expressing 
     support for President Barack Obama's use of Executive 
     Authority to implement the DREAM Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       57. Also, a petition of the Philadelphia Bar Association, 
     Pennsylvania, relative to supporting the Violance Against 
     Women Act Reauthorization; jointly to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, 
     Financial Services, Natural Resources, and the Budget.