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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
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