[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5243]
[From the U.S. 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:

       1. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Legislature of 
     Putnam County, New York, relative to Resolution No. 249 
     petitioning the United States Congress to support the New 
     York State Association of Counties' (NYSAC) call upon the 
     President and the United States House of Representatives to 
     support an increase in the federal medical assistance 
     percentage (FMAP) to provide New York's local taxpayers with 
     relief from the crushing financial burden of the Medicaid 
     program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2. Also, a petition of the Broward County Board of County 
     Commissioners, Florida, relative to Resolution No. 2002-918 
     petitioning the United States Congress to support the 
     establishment of a south Florida science center proposed to 
     the U. S. Geological Survey by a university consortium 
     comprised of NOVA Southeastern University, the University of 
     Florida and Florida Atlantic University; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3. Also, a petition of The Ciy of Miami Commission, 
     Florida, relative to Resolution No. 02-1014 petitioning the 
     United States Congress that the city attorney is directed to 
     request the United States Department of Justice to monitor 
     voting in the City of Miami at the November 5, 2002 election 
     to assure the rights of individuals to vote; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       4. Also, a petition of the Leelanau County Board of 
     Commissioners, Michigan, relative to Resolution No. 2002-024 
     petitioning the United States Congress to support legislation 
     that would establish a federal/state partnership to use the 
     knowledge and skills of the local County Veterans Service 
     Officers to assist the United States Department of Veterans 
     Affairs in eliminating the veterans claims processing backlog 
     in order that America's veterans can take advantage of the 
     benefits that the United States has authorized for them, for 
     their faithful and loyal service to a grateful nation; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.