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Iowa Statehouse Progressive Network

***ACTION ALERT***

Thousands of Iowans turned out at forums across the state last weekend and had tough questions for Republican lawmakers. That's because Republicans and the Branstad/Reynolds administration are moving their bill to take away rights from law enforcement officers, teachers, nurses, and other Iowa workers as quickly as possible to shield themselves from criticism.

There is a public hearing tonight at the State Capitol and hundreds will be here again. Republicans plan to start debate in the House and Senate as early as tomorrow.

We doing all we can to slow down and stop this bill, but we need your help:

Come to the Capitol tonight at 4:30 pm or register your OPPOSITION to the bill here online. Rally starts about 5 pm and public hearing starts at 6 pm
Call your Senator (855-790-8815) and Representative (844-332-8460): Tell them to vote NO on House File 291/Senate File 213
Call Republican Leader Chris Hagenow at 515-281-8204 and tell him to STOP this bill. Iowans deserve to be heard.
Watch the public hearing live on our Facebook page at facebook.com/iowahousedemocrats

Planned Parenthood Bill Update

Republicans in the House are holding their first subcommittee today at 4:30 pm for Senate File 2, which cuts critical health care services for women and defunds Planned Parenthood. More information can be found on the subcommittee at https://www.facebook.com/events/1864029117168419/

Learn More about Legislation

Bill #	Bill Description	Current Status	Take Action
SF213/HF291	Gut Iowa's collective bargaining law for teachers, law enforcement, nurses, & other workers	House & Senate Floor Debate this week	Public Hearing on Monday, February 13 @ 6 pm @ State Capitol
SF 2	Defund Planned Parenthood; take money from foster care	House subcommittee meeting 2/13 at 4:30 pm @ State Capitol; Approved by Senate Republicans on 2/2	https://www.facebook.com/events/1864029117168419/
HSB 92	Prevents any local gov't from increasing the minimum wage or passing stronger civil rights protections	Approved by Republicans on House Local Government Committee
HF 203	Lowers wages and allows Chinese steel to be used on Iowa road construction projects	Approved by House Republicans on 2/9; Sent to Senate	Contact your State Senator and tell him to vote NO on HF 203
HSB 93	Required voter ID at the polls	House State Government Committee
SF 47	Requires all voters to present an ID card to cast a ballot	Senate State Government Committee
SF 26	Intimidate abortion providers in an effort to limit health care choices for women	Senate Judiciary Committee
SF 29	Creates a voucher program to give $4,000 annually to homeschools and private schools; eliminates Iowa Dept. of Education and Iowa Public Television	Senate Education Committee
SF 45	Ends retirement security for public employees, including teachers, fire fighters, and police officers (IPERS, POR & 411)	Senate State Government Committee
SF 54	Defines abortion as murder, even in cases of rape or incest	Senate Judiciary Committee
SF 53	Imposes a 20-week ban on abortions	Senate Human Resources Committee
SF 108	End ban on machine guns/sawed-off shotgun	Senate Judiciary Committee
HSB 47	Bans teachers and school leaders from voicing their opinion on education issues	House State Government Committee
SF 41	Eliminates tenure system at Iowa's state universities and community colleges	Senate Education Committee
SF 71	Discourages Iowans from filing legitimate lawsuits by placing a financial burden on plaintiffs even before the case is heard by a judge or jury	Senate Judiciary Committee
SF 130	De-Appropriations Bill; $21 million cut to higher education	Approved by House/Senate Republicans; Signed by Branstad on 2/1/17
SF 166	1.11% increase in public school funding for 2017-2018 school year	Approved by House/Senate Republicans; Signed by Branstad on 2/8/17