Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HJR8: A Joint Resolution relating to the placement of a statue in the United States capitol honoring Governor Robert D
Status: In committee, February 25, 2025
A Joint Resolution relating to the placement of a statue in the United States capitol honoring Governor Robert D.
What the bill says
A Joint Resolution relating to the placement of a statue in the United States capitol honoring Governor Robert D. Ray, and making appropriations.
From the introduced text, February 25, 2025:
A Joint Resolution relating to the placement of a statue in the United States capitol honoring Governor Robert D. Ray, and making appropriations. WHEREAS, each state may provide two statues of notable citizens for display in the United States capitol, and may replace the statues if a resolution to do so is approved by a state's legislature and governor; and WHEREAS, Governor Robert Dolph Ray was born September 26, 1928, in Des Moines, grew up in the heart of the Drake neighborhood, and attended Roosevelt high school; and WHEREAS, Governor Ray spent two years in Japan as a member of the United States army during World War II and earned a bachelor's degree on the G.I. Bill and then a law degree from Drake university; and WHEREAS, Governor Ray was elected as the thirty-eighth governor of Iowa and served with bipartisan support for fourteen years; and WHEREAS, Governor Ray was a trailblazer on multiple fronts, from establishing the commission on the status of women and the Iowa department of transportation to eliminating the sales tax on groceries and prescription drugs; and WHEREAS, the Iowa burials protection Act of 1976, championed by Governor Ray, was the first state statute that protected American Indian remains and was a predecessor to the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act; and WHEREAS, Governor …
Sponsors
- Sean Bagniewski (D, 35) · primary sponsor
- Ken Croken (D, 97)
- Bob Kressig (D, 75)
- Jr, Amos
- Elizabeth Wilson (D, 73)
- Monica Kurth (D, 98)
- Timi Brown-Powers (D, 61)
- Ross Wilburn (D, 50)
- Meyer (R)
- Jennifer Konfrst (D, 32)
- Rob Johnson (D, 34)
- Kenan Judge (D, 27)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 422 .
Subjects: resolutions-honorary, monuments (commemoration), resolutions
Common questions
- What is HJR8?
- HJR8 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A Joint Resolution relating to the placement of a statue in the United States capitol honoring Governor Robert D.
- What does HJR8 do?
- In its own words: A Joint Resolution relating to the placement of a statue in the United States capitol honoring Governor Robert D. Ray, and making appropriations.
- What is the status of HJR8?
- In committee as of February 25, 2025. Latest action: Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 422 . (February 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR8?
- Sean Bagniewski (D, 35), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR8?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HJR+0008&ga=91
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