House Concurrent Resolution 10 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY TYMESON and LUKAN 1 3 A Concurrent Resolution requesting the establishment of 1 4 standing Senate and House subcommittees on veterans 1 5 affairs. 1 6 WHEREAS, approximately 280,000 veterans reside in 1 7 the State of Iowa; and 1 8 WHEREAS, important public policy issues relating to 1 9 veterans are often considered and acted upon by state 1 10 legislatures; and 1 11 WHEREAS, the current procedures require that the 1 12 Iowa veterans council and the commission of veterans 1 13 affairs, in cooperation with one another, present 1 14 veterans' issues to legislative committees which are 1 15 often unfamiliar with the specific problems and needs 1 16 of Iowa veterans; and 1 17 WHEREAS, 30 other states have established 1 18 legislative committees to address public policy issues 1 19 relating to veterans; NOW THEREFORE, 1 20 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 1 21 SENATE CONCURRING, That, to facilitate consideration 1 22 of public policy issues relating to Iowa's veterans, 1 23 the chairpersons of the Senate and House standing 1 24 committees on State Government are requested to 1 25 establish standing subcommittees on veterans affairs 1 26 and to allow the subcommittees to meet jointly to 1 27 review veterans issues. 1 28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Rules and 1 29 Administration Committee of the Senate is requested to 1 30 consider recommending to the Senate a change to the 2 1 Senate Rules to provide for the establishment of a 2 2 permanent Senate subcommittee on veterans affairs 2 3 within the State Government standing committee. 2 4 LSB 1817HH 80 2 5 lh/cl/14.1