[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15336]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            PETITIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       54. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Commission of 
     the City of Miami, Florida, relative to Resolution: R-09-0091 
     URGING PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO RESCIND THE EXECUTIVE ORDER 
     OF FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH THAT TOOK AWAY THE 
     OVERSIGHT OF THE ISSUANCE OF H-2B SEASONAL VISAS FROM THE 
     STATE OF FLORIDA'S AGENCY FOR WORKFORCE INNOVATION; 
     REQUESTING THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE INITIATED REGARDING THE 
     MISUSE OF THE SEASONAL VISA PROGRAM; REQUESTING A REDUCTION 
     IN THE AMOUNT OF SEASONAL VISAS ISSUED; FURTHER DIRECTING THE 
     CITY OF MIAMI'S LOBBYING TEAM TO WORK WITH BOTH THE FEDERAL 
     AND STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS REGARDING THE REDUCTION OF THE H-
     2B SEASONAL VISA PROGRAM; which was referred to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.