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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY T. TAYLOR, DOTZLER, MERTZ, FOEGE, SMITH,
1 3 D. TAYLOR, LARKIN, COHOON, BELL, WARNSTADT,
1 4 REYNOLDS, FORD, CONNORS, HATCH, SENG, O'BRIEN
1 5 FREVERT, MAY, KREIMAN, KUHN, SCHERRMAN,
1 6 OSTERHAUS, QUIRK, MURPHY, FALCK, CHIODO,
1 7 JOCHUM, MYERS, SHOULTZ, MASCHER, BUKTA, TYRRELL,
1 8 BRAUNS, RAYHONS, HEATON, WEIDMAN, HORBACH,
1 9 SIEGRIST, BODDICKER, LARSON, and TYMESON
1 10 A Concurrent Resolution urging the Congress of the
1 11 United States to support the Railroad Retirement
1 12 and Survivors' Improvement Act.
1 13 WHEREAS, the Railroad Retirement and Survivors'
1 14 Improvement Act of 2000 was approved in a bipartisan
1 15 effort by 391 members of the United States House of
1 16 Representatives in the 106th Congress, including by
1 17 all of Iowa's members of the United States House of
1 18 Representatives; and
1 19 WHEREAS, more than 80 United States Senators,
1 20 including both of Iowa's United States senators signed
1 21 letters of support for the legislation in 2000; and
1 22 WHEREAS, the bill now before the 107th Congress
1 23 modernizes the railroad retirement system for its more
1 24 than 748,000 beneficiaries nationwide, including more
1 25 than 10,800 in Iowa; and
1 26 WHEREAS, several railroad management, labor, and
1 27 retiree organizations have agreed to support the
1 28 legislation; and
1 29 WHEREAS, the legislation provides tax relief to
1 30 freight railroad companies, Amtrak, and commuter rail
2 1 lines; and
2 2 WHEREAS, the legislation provides benefit
2 3 improvements for rail workers and beneficiaries of
2 4 rail workers; and
2 5 WHEREAS, all proposed benefit improvements in the
2 6 bill will be financed by the railroad industry,
2 7 including by railroad employees; NOW THEREFORE,
2 8 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 9 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly
2 10 urges the Congress of the United States to support the
2 11 Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act in
2 12 the 107th Congress; and
2 13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
2 14 Resolution be sent to the President of the United
2 15 States, to the President and Majority and Minority
2 16 Leaders of the United States Senate, to the Speaker
2 17 and Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States
2 18 House of Representatives, and to members of Iowa's
2 19 congressional delegation.
2 20 LSB 2185HH 79
2 21 nh/cf/24.1
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