[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 205 (Friday, December 4, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H6859]
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:

       PT-150. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Board of 
     Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, CA, 
     relative to Resolution No. 518-20, condemning the hostile 
     military attacks escalating the conflict between Azerbaijan 
     and Armenia; affirming support of House Resolution 1165, 
     authored by Congresswoman Jackie Speier; and urging the 
     United States to help broker a peaceful resolution and return 
     to a ceasefire agreement; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       PT-151. Also, a petition of the mayor and City Commission 
     of Miami Beach, FL, relative to Resolution No. 2020-31414, 
     affirming support for and a partnership with federal, state, 
     and local leaders to ensure an accurate 2020 U.S. Census; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
       PT-152. Also, a petition of the Mayor and City Commission 
     of Miami Beach, FL, relative to Resolution No. 2020-31413, 
     requesting that the U.S. Congress pass legislation providing 
     direct funding assistance to all cities to help mitigate 
     expenditures and current and future losses as a result of the 
     Novel Coronavirus (``COVID-19'') Pandemic; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Reform.
       PT-153. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland 
     County, NY, relative to Resolution No. 417 of 2020, support 
     of the United States Postal Service and its workers and 
     demanding that adequate funding, staffing and processing 
     infrastructure be restored to handle mail-in ballots for the 
     November 2020 election and beyond; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
       PT-154. Also, a petition of the Senate of the Government of 
     Puerto Rico, relative to Senate Resolution 1378, to express 
     the rejection of the Senate of Puerto Rico to H.R. 8113 of 
     the United States House of Representatives, for this 
     legislation disregards and interferes with the right to self-
     determination of the voters of Puerto Rico; perpetuates the 
     antidemocratic territory status by suggesting that there may 
     be a non-territorial status other than statehood, 
     independence, or a nation associated with the United States, 
     et al; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       PT-155. Also, a petition of the Electors of the Town of 
     Newbold, WI, relative to Resolution No. 2020-1, seeking to 
     reclaim democracy from the expansion of corporate personhood 
     rights and the corrupting influence of unregulated political 
     contributions and spending; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       PT-156. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland 
     County, NY, relative to Resolution No. 452 of 2020, opposing 
     the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) plan to 
     eliminate rail service west of the Hudson and calling upon 
     the Federal Government to provide the much-needed funding; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       PT-157. Also, a petition of the Mayor and City Commission 
     of Miami Beach, FL, relative to Resolution No. 2020-31411, 
     supporting House Bill H.R. 3872 and its related Bill, Senate 
     Bill S. 2187 and urging the U.S. Congress to reauthorize the 
     National Flood Insurance program; and further urging Congress 
     to provide additional resources to FEMA to utilize the best 
     technology and methods available to improve the flood mapping 
     process; jointly to the Committees on Financial Services and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.