[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12284-12285]
[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:

       255. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the North Carolina 
     State Council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics, 
     relative to Resolution No. 5 supporting the brave and 
     dedicated men and women of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States of America; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       256. Also, a petition of the Town of Chatham, 
     Massachusetts, relative to a Resolution calling for funding 
     for a safe and rapid withdrawal of all United States troops 
     from Iraq; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       257. Also, a petition of the Town of Wellfleet, 
     Massachusetts, relative to a Resolution calling for funding 
     for a safe and rapid withdrawal of all United States troops 
     from Iraq; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       258. Also, a petition of the County Commission of Baldwin 
     County, Alabama, relative to Resolution No. 2008-94 urging 
     the Congress of the United States to affirm the selection 
     process of the United States Air Force by moving with 
     deliberate speed to fund and implement the KC-45 Tanker 
     Project; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       259. Also, a petition of the City Council of Atlanta, 
     Georgia, relative to Resolution No. 08-R-0861 thanking the 
     Congress of the United States for enacting the Energy 
     Independence Security Act of 2007 and for the creation of the 
     Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       260. Also, a petition of American Bar Association, relative 
     to Resolution No. 109 urging the government of the United 
     States to take a leadership role in addressing the issue of 
     climate change through legal, policy, financial, and 
     educational mechanisms; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       261. Also, a petition of Conservation Groups, relative to a 
     Resolution requesting a rehearing of the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission's ``Order on Ten-Year Summary Report''; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       262. Also, a petition of the City Council of Atlanta, 
     Georgia, relative to Resolution No. 08-R-0857 requesting that 
     the Congress of the United States restore and protect funding 
     for proven public safety programs; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       263. Also, a petition of the North Carolina State Council 
     of the Junior Order United American Mechanics, relative to 
     Resolution No. 6 supporting any resolution or joint 
     resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
     United States establishing English as the official language 
     of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       264. Also, a petition of the North Carolina State Council 
     of the Junior Order United American Mechanics, relative to 
     Resolution No. 4 demanding that the Congress of the United 
     States find common language that will bring the immigration 
     issues to a resolution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       265. Also, a petition of the Village of Elida, Ohio, 
     relative to Resolution No. 337-2008 expressing opposition to 
     H.R. 3359, ``Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and 
     Simplification Act of 2007''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       266. Also, a petition of the State Bar of California, San 
     Francisco, California, relative to a Resolution urging 
     consideration of

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     legislation to revise the penalty provisions in the Internal 
     Revenue Code, as addressed by H.R. 4318; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       267. Also, a petition of the City Council of New Orleans, 
     Louisiana, relative to Resolution No. R-07-438 supporting any 
     and all efforts to establish the City of New Orleans as the 
     host location for all DR-CAFTA institutional activity; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       268. Also, a petition of the Korean American Elected 
     Officials Coalition, relative to a Resolution urging the 
     consideration and passing of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade 
     Agreement before the end of the 110th Congress; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.