[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 253]
[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 Prince George's 
     County Government, Maryland, relative to Resolution No. CR-
     60-2004 supporting H.R. 4217 to increase the maximum Federal 
     share of the costs of State programs under the National Guard 
     ChalleNGe Program, and petitioning the Maryland Delegation to 
     the United States Congress to join and support the efforts to 
     secure passage of H.R. 4217; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to Resolution No. 542 of 2004 petitioning 
     the United States Senate to pass, and the United States House 
     of Representatives to introduce and pass, S. 2968--A Bill to 
     amend the Public Health Service Act to address the shortage 
     of influenza vaccine, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to Resolution No. 543 of 2004 petitioning 
     the United States Congress to introduce and pass appropriate 
     legislation allowing equal federal tax treatment of health 
     benefits for married couples and domestic partners as is 
     addressed in U.S. Senate Bill S. 1702, The Domestic Partner 
     Health Benefits Equity Act, and the United States Congress 
     Bill H.R. 935, The Tax Equity For Health Plan Beneficiaries 
     Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.