[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 143 (Thursday, November 20, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8171]
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:

       101. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the National Guard 
     Association, Washington, D.C., relative to urging the 
     Congress to remove the specter of sequestration from defense 
     funding; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       102. Also, a petition of the Council of the City of 
     Cincinnati, Ohio, relative to Resolution 050-2014 expressing 
     its desire for Congressional approval of H.R. 965; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       103. Also, a petition of the City of Miami, Florida, 
     relative to Resolution R-14-0343 urging the Congress to enact 
     the ``Bella Bill'' to advance pediatric cancer research; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       104. Also, a petition of the Township of Berkeley, New 
     Jersey, relative to Resolution No. 14-388-R urging the 
     President to utilize the full powers and authorities of his 
     office to secure the release of United States Marine Sgt. 
     Andrew Tahmooressi from Mexican custody; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       105. Also, a petition of the Blinded Veterans Association, 
     Washington, D.C., relative to Resolution 14-14 urging the 
     Senate to ratify the CRPD treaty; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       106. Also, a petition of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, 
     Passaic County, New Jersey, relative to Resolution R-2014-753 
     urging the President to secure the release of United States 
     Marine Sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi from Mexican prison and 
     custody and transferred to the United States; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       107. Also, a petition of the Council of the District of 
     Columbia, Washington, D.C., relative to Resolution 20-624 to 
     approve the transfer of jurisdiction of a portion of 
     Reservation 497 (Square 3712, Lots 101-104) from the United 
     States, by the Department of the Interior, National Park 
     Services, to the District of Columbia; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       108. Also, a petition of the Governor, Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, relative to an appeal for action on 
     legislation that will help ensure the continued economic 
     recovery of the islands; jointly to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources and the Judiciary.
       109. Also, a petition of Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de 
     Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, relative to Resolution No. 2 
     reaffirming the Association's historic opposition to the 
     death penalty in Puerto Rico or sentences of Puerto Ricans 
     convicted of death penalty crimes in any applicable 
     jurisdiction; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       110. Also, a petition of the Ohio Clerk of Courts 
     Association, Ohio, relative to a petition urging 
     consideration and support for HR 5178; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       111. Also, a petition of the Senior Citizens League, 
     Virginia, relative to a petition to pass the Strengthen 
     Social Security Act S. 567 and H.R. 3118; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce.
       112. Also, a petition of the Blinded Veterans Association, 
     Washington, D.C., relative to Resolution 21-14 supporting 
     legislation to require the President, Vice President, and 
     Members of Congress to enroll for VA medical care services 
     and receive health care exclusively from the VA health care 
     system; jointly to the Committees on House Administration, 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and Veterans' Affairs.