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“PETITIONS, ETC.” published by the Congressional Record on July 15, 2015

Volume 161, No. 110 covering the 1st Session of the 114th Congress (2015 - 2016) 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 H5239 on July 15, 2015.

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:

16. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Monmouth, relative to Official Resolution No. 2015-0539, opposing the Base Realignment and Closure Commission's potential closure of Federal Military Bases in the State of New Jersey; to the Committee on Armed Services.

17. Also, a petition of City of Miami, relative to Miami City Commission Resolution R-15-0259, urging the Congress and President to pass legislation requiring that imported construction materials meet the same safety standards as domestic construction materials and that the Environmental Protection Agency and/or CPSC promulgate rules to protect consumers from potential adverse health effects from such materials; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 161, No. 110