House
File
715
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
715
BY
WILLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
automatic
resignation
of
members
of
1
Congress.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
69.21
Members
of
Congress
——
1
automatic
resignation.
2
1.
A
United
States
senator
or
representative
in
Congress
3
who
has
been
elected
by
the
people
of
this
state
shall
be
4
deemed
to
have
resigned
from
office
pursuant
to
section
69.4
5
if
the
Congress
of
the
United
States
fails
to
pass
a
budget
by
6
October
31
of
each
year
or
if
the
member
votes
for
a
continuing
7
resolution
providing
for
the
automatic
extension
of
funding.
8
2.
The
office
of
a
United
States
senator
or
representative
9
in
Congress
deemed
to
have
resigned
pursuant
to
this
section
10
shall
be
deemed
vacant
and
shall
be
filled
as
provided
in
this
11
chapter.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
relates
to
the
resignation
of
members
of
Congress.
16
The
bill
deems
a
member
of
Congress
elected
by
the
people
of
17
Iowa
to
have
resigned
from
office
if
the
Congress
of
the
United
18
States
fails
to
pass
a
budget
by
October
31
of
each
year
or
if
19
the
member
votes
for
a
continuing
resolution
providing
for
the
20
automatic
extension
of
funding.
The
office
of
a
person
deemed
21
to
have
resigned
pursuant
to
the
bill
shall
be
deemed
vacant
22
and
filled
as
provided
by
law.
23
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