A resolution recognizing and commending the National Conference of State Legislatures on its fiftieth anniversary.

House

Resolution

16

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Introduced

HOUSE

RESOLUTION

NO.

16

BY

BERGAN

,

WILSON

,

HARRIS

,

GRASSLEY

,

JAMES

,

WILBURN

,

B.

MEYER

,

DUNWELL

,

BOSSMAN

,

INGELS

,

A.

MEYER

,

MOORE

,

WOOD

,

ANDREWS

,

GOLDING

,

ZABNER

,

KONFRST

,

VONDRAN

,

SIECK

,

MEGGERS

,

WATKINS

,

GEARHART

,

WILLIAMS

,

C.

JOHNSON

,

BRADLEY

,

JENEARY

,

HENDERSON

,

BEHN

,

WELDON

,

DETERMANN

,

GEHLBACH

,

MOMMSEN

,

MOHR

,

SEXTON

,

JONES

,

GUSTOFF

,

RINKER

,

WILZ

,

BLOM

,

FISHER

,

THOMSON

,

HOLT

,

KRESSIG

,

MATSON

,

BROWN-POWERS

,

BAGNIEWSKI

,

CROKEN

,

MADISON

,

R.

JOHNSON

,

SCHEETZ

,

BAETH

,

AMOS

JR.

,

KURTH

,

SRINIVAS

,

McBURNEY

,

WICHTENDAHL

,

WESSEL-KROESCHELL

,

LEVIN

,

JUDGE

,

NIELSEN

,

COOLING

,

SCHOLTEN

,

GJERDE

,

GOSA

,

EHLERT

,

GERHOLD

,

KAUFMANN

,

BODEN

,

HERMANSON

,

KNIFF

MCCULLA

,

HAYES

,

and

LOHSE

A

Resolution

recognizing

and

commending

the

National

1

Conference

of

State

Legislatures

on

its

fiftieth

2

anniversary.

3

WHEREAS,

the

National

Conference

of

State

4

Legislatures

was

created

in

1975

from

the

merger

5

of

three

organizations

that

served

or

represented

6

state

legislatures

and

that

shared

the

belief

that

7

legislative

service

is

one

of

democracy’s

worthiest

8

pursuits;

and

9

WHEREAS,

the

National

Conference

of

State

10

Legislatures

has

evolved

during

the

past

half-century

11

to

become

the

premier

organization

solely

dedicated

12

to

serving

state

and

territorial

legislators

and

13

legislative

staff;

and

14

WHEREAS,

the

National

Conference

of

State

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H.R.

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Legislatures

is

a

bipartisan

organization

with

1

three

objectives:

to

advance

the

effectiveness,

2

independence,

and

integrity

of

state

legislatures;

to

3

foster

interstate

communication

and

cooperation;

and

to

4

ensure

states

a

strong,

cohesive

voice

in

the

federal

5

system;

and

6

WHEREAS,

our

nation’s

state

legislatures

are

7

America’s

laboratories

of

democracy,

have

continually

8

shown

that

state

legislatures

are

the

bodies

to

9

address

emerging

challenges,

and

are

where

people

10

from

different

backgrounds,

representing

different

11

communities,

can

come

together

and

find

common

ground,

12

and

the

National

Conference

of

State

Legislatures

13

has

supported

state

legislatures

by

facilitating

the

14

exchange

of

ideas,

providing

critical

research

and

15

information,

encouraging

a

rigorous

review

of

complex

16

issues

confronting

communities,

states,

and

the

nation,

17

and

striving

to

strengthen

the

bonds

between

America’s

18

state

legislatures

and

the

international

community;

NOW

19

THEREFORE,

20

BE

IT

RESOLVED

BY

THE

HOUSE

OF

REPRESENTATIVES,

That

21

the

House

of

Representatives

recognizes

and

commends

22

the

National

Conference

of

State

Legislatures

for

its

23

superb

leadership

and

commitment

to

the

legislative

24

institution;

and

25

BE

IT

FURTHER

RESOLVED,

That

upon

adoption,

the

26

Chief

Clerk

of

the

House

of

Representatives

shall

27

transmit

a

copy

of

this

resolution

to

the

National

28

Conference

of

State

Legislatures.

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