Bill Text: IA HR17 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution honoring United States Senator Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkin for four decades of public service.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HR17 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HR17-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
17
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
17
BY
M.
SMITH
,
OLDSON
,
H.
MILLER
,
T.
OLSON
,
RUNNING-MARQUARDT
,
RIDING
,
FORBES
,
KELLEY
,
HUNTER
,
MUHLBAUER
,
GAINES
,
STECKMAN
,
WOOD
,
JACOBY
,
PRICHARD
,
STAED
,
COHOON
,
LYKAM
,
LENSING
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
STUTSMAN
,
DUNKEL
,
ANDERSON
,
THEDE
,
LUNDBY
,
KEARNS
,
RUFF
,
THOMAS
,
HALL
,
OURTH
,
BEARINGER
,
WOLFE
,
KAJTAZOVIC
,
KRESSIG
,
WINCKLER
,
HEDDENS
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
MASCHER
,
McCARTHY
,
GASKILL
,
HANSON
,
DAWSON
,
ISENHART
,
KOESTER
,
GRASSLEY
,
LOFGREN
,
and
HEATON
A
Resolution
honoring
United
States
Senator
Thomas
1
Richard
“Tom”
Harkin
for
four
decades
of
public
2
service.
3
WHEREAS,
Thomas
Richard
“Tom”
Harkin
was
born
in
4
Cumming,
Iowa,
in
1939,
one
of
six
children
born
to
5
an
Iowa
coal
miner
father
and
a
Slovenian
immigrant
6
mother;
and
7
WHEREAS,
Senator
Harkin
graduated
from
Dowling
8
High
School,
Iowa
State
University,
and
the
Catholic
9
University
of
America’s
Columbus
School
of
Law;
and
10
WHEREAS,
Senator
Harkin
served
in
the
United
States
11
Navy
as
an
active-duty
jet
pilot
from
1962
to
1967,
and
12
went
on
to
serve
in
the
reserves,
retiring
in
1989
with
13
the
rank
of
commander;
and
14
WHEREAS,
Senator
Harkin
began
his
Congressional
15
career
in
1974,
winning
election
to
the
House
of
16
Representatives,
a
seat
which
he
held
for
the
next
17
decade;
and
18
WHEREAS,
in
1984
Senator
Harkin
was
elected
to
the
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Senate,
where
he
has
continued
his
career
in
public
1
service;
and
2
WHEREAS,
over
four
decades
Senator
Harkin
has
3
authored
numerous
laws
that
have
improved
the
lives
of
4
Iowans
and
all
people
of
the
United
States,
working
5
tirelessly
in
service
to
the
young,
the
impoverished,
6
and
the
disadvantaged;
and
7
WHEREAS,
Senator
Harkin
introduced
the
Americans
8
with
Disabilities
Act
into
the
Senate
and
shepherded
9
the
bill
into
enactment
in
1990
——
a
bill
which
could
10
be
described
as
landmark
legislation
that
prohibits
11
discrimination
based
on
disability,
requires
buildings
12
and
transportation
to
be
wheelchair
accessible,
and
13
requires
workplace
accommodations
for
people
with
14
disabilities;
and
15
WHEREAS,
Senator
Harkin
has
worked
to
protect
16
children
throughout
his
career,
including
by
protecting
17
children
from
child
labor
and
exploitation
such
as
his
18
recent
efforts
at
exposing
child
labor
conditions
in
19
cocoa
production;
and
20
WHEREAS,
as
past
Chair
of
the
Senate
Agriculture
21
Committee,
Senator
Harkin
authored
the
last
two
22
farm
bills
which
advance
nutrition
and
conservation
23
efforts
and
have
aided
Iowa
in
becoming
a
producer
of
24
agricultural
products
to
the
world;
and
25
WHEREAS,
Senator
Harkin
is
the
Chair
of
the
Senate
26
Committee
on
Health,
Education,
Labor,
and
Pensions,
27
where
he
has
sought
improvement
of
the
health,
28
well-being,
and
financial
security
of
all
Iowans
and
29
the
people
of
the
United
States;
and
30
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WHEREAS,
throughout
his
career,
Senator
Harkin
has
1
enjoyed
the
dedication
and
support
of
his
wife,
Ruth,
2
and
daughters,
Amy
and
Jenny;
NOW
THEREFORE,
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
4
That
the
House
of
Representatives
honors
United
States
5
Senator
Thomas
Richard
“Tom”
Harkin
for
four
decades
of
6
public
service
and
achievement;
and
7
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
on
the
announcement
of
8
his
retirement,
the
House
of
Representatives
wishes
the
9
Senator,
his
wife,
Ruth,
and
daughters,
Amy
and
Jenny,
10
the
best
in
the
years
to
come.
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