House
Resolution
123
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
123
BY
ISENHART
,
M.
SMITH
,
MEYER
,
OLSON
,
WOLFE
,
BEARINGER
,
KEARNS
,
KURTH
,
KACENA
,
STECKMAN
,
ANDERSON
,
JACOBY
,
STAED
,
WINCKLER
,
McCONKEY
,
COHOON
,
R.
SMITH
,
GASKILL
,
HUNTER
,
OURTH
,
LENSING
,
FORBES
,
KRESSIG
,
THEDE
,
HEDDENS
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
BRECKENRIDGE
,
NIELSEN
,
OLDSON
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
H.
MILLER
,
P.
MILLER
,
HALL
,
RUNNING-MARQUARDT
,
and
BROWN-POWERS
A
Resolution
expressing
support
and
extending
1
appreciation
to
the
Iowa
Department
of
Justice
and
2
Iowa
Attorney
General
Tom
Miller
for
their
efforts
3
to
advocate
for
and
protect
the
interests
of
Iowans
4
in
state-federal
relations.
5
WHEREAS,
the
administration
of
President
Donald
6
Trump
has
initiated
or
undertaken
numerous
measures
7
affecting
the
powers,
duties,
responsibilities,
and
8
prerogatives
of
the
states
which
impact
the
rights,
9
safety,
health,
and
welfare
of
the
citizens
of
10
Iowa;
and
11
WHEREAS,
the
Iowa
Department
of
Justice,
under
the
12
leadership
of
Iowa
Attorney
General
Tom
Miller,
the
13
longest-serving
state
attorney
general
in
the
United
14
States,
has
joined
with
other
attorneys
general
from
15
throughout
the
United
States
to
protect
the
interests
16
of
the
states
and
their
citizens;
and
17
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller
has
undertaken
this
18
work,
in
part,
as
a
member
of
the
Federalism/Preemption
19
Committee
of
the
National
Association
of
Attorneys
20
General,
which
has
the
mission
to
assist
the
attorney
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general
community
on
the
issues
of
federalism
and
1
preemption;
and
2
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller’s
work
has
included
3
filing
a
lawsuit
against
federal
authorities
for
4
delaying
the
implementation
of
the
Greenhouse
Gas
5
Performance
Measure,
recognizing
Iowa’s
significant
6
interests
in
protecting
its
population
and
environment
7
from
the
effects
of
catastrophic
climate
change,
8
including
increased
risks
of
more
frequent
and
severe
9
heat
waves,
air
pollution,
storms
and
associated
10
flooding,
and
wildfires;
and
reduced
snowpack
levels
11
and
water
supplies;
and
12
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller’s
work
has
included
13
filing
a
lawsuit
against
the
Environmental
Protection
14
Agency
to
challenge
its
delay
of
the
chemical
accident
15
safety
rule
as
arbitrary,
capricious,
and
exceeding
its
16
authority
under
the
Clean
Air
Act;
and
17
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller’s
work
has
included
18
writing
a
letter
to
the
United
States
Secretary
of
19
Health
and
Human
Services
to
request
the
elimination
of
20
federal
regulations
that
restrict
states
from
taking
21
action
to
combat
Medicaid
fraud;
and
22
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller’s
work
has
included
23
filing
amicus
briefs
with
the
United
States
Supreme
24
Court
in
cases
challenging
the
Trump
administration’s
25
international
travel
ban,
arguing
that
states
benefit
26
from
immigration,
tourism,
international
travel,
27
and
the
free
exchange
of
information,
and
noting
the
28
disruption
to
states’
interests
in
education,
health
29
care,
science,
technology,
and
finance;
long-term
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economic
and
reputational
damage;
and
the
difficulties
1
states
face
in
implementing
laws
and
policies
regarding
2
religious
tolerance
and
nondiscrimination
after
such
a
3
travel
ban;
and
4
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller’s
work
has
included
5
submitting
Freedom
of
Information
Act
requests
to
6
federal
immigration
authorities
seeking
information
7
related
to
the
Deferred
Action
for
Childhood
Arrivals
8
program,
arrests
and
detentions
of
individuals
9
at
sensitive
locations,
and
detainer
requests
and
10
databases;
and
11
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller’s
work
has
included
12
taking
legal
action
against
federal
authorities
13
to
compel
the
disbursement
of
Affordable
Care
Act
14
cost-sharing
reduction
reimbursement
payments
to
the
15
states
for
insured
individuals,
arguing
that
such
16
inaction
threatens
to
harm
the
states,
consumers,
and
17
health
care
insurance
markets;
and
18
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller’s
work
has
included
19
filing
an
amicus
brief
with
the
United
States
Supreme
20
Court
in
a
case
contesting
the
federal
authorities’
21
rollback
of
the
Affordable
Care
Act
mandate
to
provide
22
free
contraceptive
coverage
based
on
the
Religious
23
Freedom
Restoration
Act,
arguing
that
such
a
law
fails
24
to
allow
for
religious
and
moral
exemptions;
and
25
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller’s
work
has
included
26
writing
letters
to
the
United
States
Department
of
27
Education
to
contest
its
assertion
that
the
federal
28
student
loan
market
is
exempt
from
the
jurisdiction
29
of
the
Consumer
Financial
Protection
Bureau
and
to
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protest
its
efforts
to
repeal
important
protections
for
1
survivors
of
sexual
assault
on
college
campuses;
and
2
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller’s
work
has
included
3
filing
amicus
briefs
with
the
United
States
Supreme
4
Court
in
cases
involving
state
limitations
on
voter
5
rights,
arguing
that
such
limitations
violate
federal
6
law
and
discourage
voter
participation;
and
7
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller’s
work
has
8
included
filing
amicus
briefs
with
courts
in
cases
9
involving
LGBTQ
discrimination,
to
include
supporting
10
the
availability
of
public
accommodations
to
LGBTQ
11
individuals
facing
discriminatory
policies,
opposing
a
12
ban
on
transgender
individuals
serving
in
the
United
13
States
military,
and
arguing
that
discrimination
by
a
14
hospital
based
on
sexual
orientation
is
prohibited
by
15
the
federal
Civil
Rights
Act;
and
16
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller’s
work
has
included
17
filing
motions
to
intervene
in
cases
before
the
United
18
States
Supreme
Court
asserting
the
fundamental
right
19
of
workers
to
engage
in
union
activities
under
the
20
National
Labor
Relations
Act,
opposing
employer-imposed
21
limitations
on
collective
legal
action,
and
asserting
22
claims
related
to
minimum
wage,
overtime,
working
23
conditions,
and
discrimination;
and
24
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller’s
work
has
included
25
filing
amicus
briefs
with
courts
in
cases
involving
26
gun
control,
to
include
supporting
state
prohibitions
27
on
large-capacity
ammunition
magazines,
and
writing
28
a
letter
to
the
United
States
Congress
in
opposition
29
to
the
Concealed
Carry
Reciprocity
Act,
arguing
that
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such
a
law
violates
the
constitutional
principle
of
1
federalism,
endangers
communities
and
law
enforcement,
2
promotes
the
proliferation
of
gun
traffickers,
3
and
increases
the
risk
of
terrorism
and
mass
gun
4
violence;
and
5
WHEREAS,
Attorney
General
Miller’s
work
has
included
6
bipartisan
intervention
in
a
variety
of
other
issues,
7
including
efforts
to
oppose
restrictions
on
the
United
8
States
Drug
Enforcement
Agency’s
ability
to
regulate
9
pharmaceutical
manufacturers
and
distributors,
to
10
support
states’
rights
to
collect
sales
and
use
taxes
11
from
remote
retailers,
to
subject
the
student
loan
12
industry
to
state
law
and
oversight,
to
amend
federal
13
law
to
preserve
state
authority
to
prosecute
sex
14
trafficking,
and
to
oppose
the
Federal
Communications
15
Commission’s
elimination
of
consumer
broadband
16
protections;
NOW
THEREFORE,
17
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
18
the
House
of
Representatives
extends
its
appreciation
19
and
offers
its
collective
support
to
the
Iowa
20
Department
of
Justice
and
Iowa
Attorney
General
Tom
21
Miller
for
their
past,
current,
and
future
efforts
to
22
advocate
for
and
protect
the
interests
of
Iowans
in
23
state-federal
relations;
and
24
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Chief
Clerk
of
25
the
House
of
Representatives
shall
forward
a
copy
of
26
this
resolution
to
all
members
of
Iowa’s
Congressional
27
delegation.
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