[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14167]
[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:

       89. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the City of Miami 
     Commission, Miami Florida, relative to Resolution R-16-0406, 
     condemning the abuse of human rights in Turkey arising out of 
     the 2016 Turkish coup d'etat attempt; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       90. Also, a petition of the Mayor and Borough Council of 
     the Borough of Butler, New Jersey, relative to Resolution No. 
     R-2016-96, expressing condemnation of publications and 
     distribution of any and all images that purport to glorify or 
     justify violence against law enforcement officers and calling 
     on the New Jersey legislature to join the Freeholders in 
     condemning such publications; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       91. Also, a petition of Mr. Gregory D. Watson, a citizen of 
     Austin, Texas, relative to urging the Congress to propose an 
     amendment to the United States Constitution that would 
     prohibit the Federal Government from nationalizing State and 
     local law enforcement duties and responsibilities and from 
     commandeering State and local law enforcement resources; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       92. Also, a petition of Mr. Gregory D. Watson, a citizen of 
     Austin, Texas, relative to urging Congress to enact 
     legislation that would require immigrants entering the United 
     States to do so in conformity with all Federal laws of the 
     United States -- and to further require a minimum of five 
     years uninterrupted physical residency in the United States 
     -- in order to receive supplemental nutrition assistance 
     program benefits, temporary assistance for needy families 
     benefits, taxpayer-subsidized housing benefits, and other 
     types of welfare benefits or free and taxpayer-funded 
     healthcare coverage; to the Committee on the Judiciary.