Volume 149, No. 103 covering the 1st Session of the 108th Congress (2003 - 2004) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“PETITIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H6707-H6708 on July 14, 2003.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
PETITIONS, ETC.
Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the clerk's desk and referred as follows:
23. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, New York, relative to Resolution No. 193 of 2003 petitioning the United States Congress to not move the
``Head Start'' program from the Department of Health and Human Services to the Department of Education and that these monies set aside for this vital program not be ``block granted'' to the individual states; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
24. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, New York, relative to Resolution No. 198 requesting that the President of the United States restore executive funding to many youth programs that were severely cut and that have helped produced productive members of society; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
25. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, New York, relative to Resolution No. 199 of 2003 petitioning the United States Congress to restore funding to many youth programs that were severely cut during the 2003 fiscal year budget negotiations; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
26. Also, a petition of the Council of the County of Maui, Hawaii, relative to Resolution No. 03-53 urging the President and the United States Congress to recognize the value, importance, and successes of the Head Start program, to maintain the highest funding levels and to keep the Head Start program in the Department of Health and Human Services; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
27. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, New York, relative to Resolution No. 196 of 2003 petitioning the United States Congress to restore cuts to Medicaid, including eliminating the President's proposed Medicaid cap that will increase the burden to New York and Rockland County from federally mandated and optional Medicaid programs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
28. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, New York, relative to Resolution No. 146 of 2003 expressing recommendation that President George W. Bush appoint Congressman Benjamin Gilman as United States Ambassador to Ireland; to the Committee on International Relations.
29. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, New York, relative to Resolution No. 140 of 2003 petitioning the United States Congress to enact The State and Local Aid and Economic Stimulus Act of 2003 (Senate Law S. 201 IS, HR 1211 IH); to the Committee on Government Reform.
30. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, New York, relative to Resolution No. 182 of 2003 petitioning the United States Congress to restore funding to battered women's shelter and services program under the federal
``Violence Against Women Act''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
31. Also, a petition of City of Detroit City Council, Detroit, Michigan, relative to a resolution urging the United States Congress to reject S. 659 and H.R. 1036, legislation which seeks to grant the Firearm Industry special protections against legal action; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
32. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, New York, relative to Resolution No. 151 of 2003 requesting the United States Environmental Protection Agency to immediately implement without delay the remediation plan in the Hudson River; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
33. Also, a petition of the Avoyelles Parish Police Jury, Marksville, Louisiana, relative to a resolution expressing support of the United States Armed Forces, the Reserves and the National Guard who, in call of their Commander in Chief, courageously stand ready to make the ultimate sacrifice so that all Americans can continue to live freely and without fear; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and International Relations.
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