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PAG LIN 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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