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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY SHOULTZ, OLLIE, COHOON, NELSON of
1 3 Pottawattamie, McCOY, CONNORS, BAKER, BELL,
1 4 BURNETT, HARPER, WISE, MYERS, MUNDIE, MAY,
1 5 LARKIN, WEIGEL, CATALDO, MURPHY, KOENIGS,
1 6 WARNSTADT, DREES, HOLVECK, BRAMMER, DODERER,
1 7 KREIMAN, SCHRADER, BERNAU, MORELAND, MERTZ,
1 8 MASCHER, RUNNING, FALLON, JOCHUM, O'BRIEN
1 9 and BRAND
1 10 A Concurrent Resolution urging the passage by the
1 11 United States Congress of an increase in the
1 12 federal minimum wage.
1 13 WHEREAS, the federal minimum wage of $4.25 per hour
1 14 has not increased since 1991; and
1 15 WHEREAS, the purchasing power of a worker earning
1 16 the federal minimum wage is significantly lower than
1 17 it was in 1979, and approximately 45 cents per hour
1 18 lower than when the federal minimum wage was last
1 19 increased in April 1991; and
1 20 WHEREAS, of the workers earning only the federal
1 21 minimum wage, almost all are the source of over one-
1 22 half of their families' earnings, nearly two-thirds of
1 23 the workers are adults, and over one-third of the
1 24 workers are the sole source of income for their
1 25 families; and
1 26 WHEREAS, President Clinton has proposed increasing
1 27 the federal minimum wage to $5.15 an hour over a two-
1 28 year period; and
1 29 WHEREAS, Iowa's experience in having a minimum wage
1 30 40 cents per hour higher than the federal minimum wage
2 1 has not resulted in a significant increase in
2 2 unemployment in Iowa and Iowa's unemployment rate is
2 3 less than the federal unemployment rate; and
2 4 WHEREAS, an increase in the minimum wage provides a
2 5 crucial measure to reward work and ensure that there
2 6 is a strong incentive to choose work over welfare; and
2 7 WHEREAS, an increase in the federal minimum wage
2 8 would be a significant boost to the standard of living
2 9 of millions of families; NOW THEREFORE,
2 10 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 11 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly of the
2 12 State of Iowa urges the members of Iowa's delegation
2 13 to the United States Congress to support President
2 14 Clinton's proposal to increase the federal minimum
2 15 wage to $5.15 per hour over a two-year period; and
2 16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the
2 17 House of Representatives shall send copies of this
2 18 resolution to the Governor of the State of Iowa, the
2 19 President of the United States, the President of the
2 20 United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States
2 21 House of Representatives, and each member of Iowa's
2 22 congressional delegation.
2 23 LSB 2134HH 76
2 24 ec/cf/24
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