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Overview

Form and Content of Petitions - Guidelines
Introduction
Form of a petition:
Addressee;
Text;
Written, Typewritten or Printed on Paper of Usual Size;
Language;
Erasures or Interlineations;
Attachments, Appendices or Extraneous Material;
Subject-Matter Indicated on Every Sheet.
Content:
Matters Within Federal Jurisdiction;
Requesting Expenditure of Public Funds;
Signatures and Addresses;
Draft Petitions.
Presenting Petitions
Certification:
Uncertifiable Petitions;
Response to Petition - Committee Selection.
Presentation of a Petition:
Endorsement by Member;
Photocopies of Petitions;
Presentation During Routine Proceedings;
Presentation by Filing With the Clerk of the House.
Government Responses to Petitions

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Recommended Forms of Petitions

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