In article <+2tt35k@rpi.edu> buckmr@marcus.its.rpi.edu (Ron Buckmire) writes:
>wrobboy@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu (William Robboy) writes:
>
>>year. In past years the House of Representatives passed a bill that then died
>>in the Senate. This month the bill has passed the Senate and the House
>>Judiciary Committee in time to be considered by the full House. It may very
>>well pass the House. Gov. Branstad will probably veto it. He has expressed
>>strong opposition to making sexual orientation a protected category, raising
>>the spectre of quotas in employment. The bill adds "sexual orientation"
>>to the language of the human rights legislation banning discrimination
>>in housing, education, employment, insurance, and credit. There are already
>
>What can motssers do to help convince the Iowa Senate to pass this bill?

Sorry for the unclarity. The Senate has already passed the bill. Hopefully
it will come to a vote in the House within a few days--to soon for letters
to be effective. But the representatives can be phoned. According to infor-
mation I got last night, the following representatives were still undecided
about the bill:

Ron Halvorsen	Steve Hansen	Tom Baker	Merlin Bartz
Dennis Black	Phil Weise	Dick Weidman	Greg Spenner
Don Hanson	Clay Speer	Bob Rafferty	Lee Plaisier
Clark McNeil	Errol Pavich	Mary Lundbee	Gordon Burke
Russell Eddy	Pat Gill	Chuck Gipp	Steve Grubbs
Jim Hahn

Any of them can be phoned through the main House switchboard
at 515-281-3221. It is possible to either to speak directly to
a representative (if available) or to have his/her staff person
tick off your support for the bill.

Should the bill pass, the number for Gov. Terry Branstad is
515-281-5211.


Bill Robboy	wrobboy@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu	blawlrwy@uiamvs.bitnet