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“PETITIONS, ETC.” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4546-H4547 on May 3, 1995.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
PETITIONS, ETC.
Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows:
6. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the Common Council, city of Buffalo, NY, relative to the funding reductions for the Summer Youth Program; to the Committee on Appropriations.
7. Also, petition of the Common Council, city of Buffalo, NY, relative to the funding reductions to public housing; to the Committee on Appropriations.
8. Also, petition of the Common Council, city of Buffalo, NY, relative to the funding reductions to the community schools anticrime funds; to the Committee on Appropriations.
9. Also, petition of the Common Council, city of Buffalo, NY, relative to the funding reduction to the 20th community development block grant funds; to the Committee on Appropriations.
10. Also, petition of the Common Council, city of Buffalo, NY, relative to the funding reduction to the Home Energy Assistance Program; to the Committee on Appropriations.
11. Also, petition of the Common Council, city of Buffalo, NY, relative to the funding
[[Page H4547]] reduction for Buffalo's lead abatement grant; to the Committee on Appropriations.
12. Also, petition of the comptroller of the city of New York, NY, relative to a proposal outlining the peace bond program and the creation of an Ireland Development Bank; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
13. Also, petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, NY, relative to the Summer Youth Employment Program funding; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
14. Also, petition of the Alexandria City Council, Alexandria, VA, relative to a constitutional amendment regarding the desecration of the American flag; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
15. Also, petition of the National Association of Attorneys General, Washington, DC, relative to vertical restraints guidelines; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
16. Also, petition of the National Association of Attorneys General, Washington, DC, relative to Department of Justice memorandum of understanding on affirmative civil rights enforcement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
17. Also, petition of John Jamian, State representative, Lansing, MI, relative to the 10th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
18. Also, petition of the common council, city of Syracuse, NY, relative to the Historic Homeownership Assistance Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
19. Also, petition of the National Association of Attorneys General, Washington, DC, relative to opposing the national lottery proposed by the Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe of Idaho; jointly, to the Committees on the Judiciary and Resources.
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