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“PETITIONS, ETC.” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1085 on March 1, 2016.
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PETITIONS, ETC.
Under clause 3 of rule XII,
46. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Board of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade County, Florida, relative to Resolution No. R-70-16, urging the U.S. Congress and U.S. Department of Agriculture, as well as the Florida Legislature and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to provide financial relief to farmers impacted by historic rainfalls in South Florida during December 2015; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
