House Resolution 36 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY HANSEN 1 3 A Resolution urging the federal government to 1 4 implement equal tax treatment for individual and 1 5 group health insurance coverage. 1 6 WHEREAS, the number of citizens in the United 1 7 States without health insurance coverage continues to 1 8 rise; and 1 9 WHEREAS, most citizens without health insurance are 1 10 not eligible for health insurance coverage from an 1 11 employer; and 1 12 WHEREAS, citizens who cannot obtain health 1 13 insurance coverage from an employer do not have a tax 1 14 incentive to purchase health insurance coverage while 1 15 citizens who have employer=provided health insurance 1 16 coverage and their employers both have tax incentives 1 17 to purchase and provide coverage; NOW THEREFORE, 1 18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1 19 That the federal government is urged to implement 1 20 equal tax treatment for individual and group health 1 21 insurance coverage; and 1 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the 1 23 House of Representatives shall send an official copy 1 24 of this Resolution to the President of the United 1 25 States; the Majority and Minority Leaders of the 1 26 United States Senate; the Speaker, Majority Leader, 1 27 and Minority Leader of the United States House of 1 28 Representatives; and the members of Iowa's 1 29 congressional delegation. 1 30 LSB 2330HH 80 2 1 jp/sh/8