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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ____
1 2 BY JOHNSON, MERTZ, ALONS, EICHHORN, ROBERTS,
1 3 WEIDMAN, HUSEMAN, BAUDLER, RAYHONS, EDDIE,
1 4 SHEY, DE BOEF, BOAL, KETTERING, BODDICKER,
1 5 FINCH, HAHN, HOFFMAN, WILDERDYKE, REKOW, DIX,
1 6 KREIMAN, FOEGE, STEVENS, SMITH, ATTEBERRY,
1 7 HATCH, WITT, FREVERT, FORD, FALLON, OSTERHAUS,
1 8 REYNOLDS, and RICHARDSON
1 9 A Concurrent Resolution opposing the establishment of a
1 10 national identity database system by the United States
1 11 Congress.
1 12 WHEREAS, the importance of secure identification
1 13 credentials for all citizens of the United States has
1 14 been heightened due to the catastrophic events of
1 15 September 11, 2001; and
1 16 WHEREAS, the United States Department of
1 17 Transportation, under instructions from the United
1 18 States Congress, is expected to develop rules for
1 19 states to encode data onto driver's licenses that can
1 20 electronically store information; and
1 21 WHEREAS, the data collected would include, but not
1 22 be limited to, basic identifying information about the
1 23 license holder, and might also include biometric
1 24 information such as digital fingerprints, DNA data,
1 25 and retinal scans with links to other databases
1 26 containing an individual's most personal and private
1 27 records; and
1 28 WHEREAS, the data collection would lead to the
1 29 creation of a national identity database system on
1 30 every person residing in the United States and on
2 1 every person entering the United States; and
2 2 WHEREAS, a national identity database system
2 3 increases the likelihood that intimate personal
2 4 information could be easily accessed by law
2 5 enforcement and other governmental agencies without a
2 6 person's knowledge; and
2 7 WHEREAS, we, as citizens of the United States and
2 8 citizens of Iowa, value our right to privacy and our
2 9 right to be free from unwarranted governmental
2 10 interference in our personal lives; and
2 11 WHEREAS, a national identity database system would
2 12 threaten the civil liberties that we, as citizens of
2 13 the United States and citizens of Iowa, have enjoyed
2 14 as members of a free society, and would increase the
2 15 control that government and business have over
2 16 everyday citizens; NOW THEREFORE,
2 17 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 18 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly
2 19 opposes the establishment of a national identity
2 20 database system by the United States Congress; and
2 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
2 22 resolution be sent to the President of the United
2 23 States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House
2 24 of Representatives, and the members of Iowa's
2 25 congressional delegation.
2 26 LSB 5474HH 79
2 27 rh/cls/14.1
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