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CALL TO ACTION: Contact Congress

08.03.20
Republicans now have a plan for the next COVID-19 assistance package. It is very different from the plan from the Democrats. Congress and the White... Read More...

ACTION ALERT: Congressional COVID Relief Needs Disability Focus

07.28.20
Senate Republicans continued to hammer out the details of a fourth COVID-19 relief package, which Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) has... Read More...

Iowans with Disabilities Face Danger, Isolation During COVID-19

07.01.20
The Des Moines Register featured a great article on the challenges Iowans with disabilities face during the COVID-19 outbreak. Titled "Iowans with... Read More...

Governor Finishes Signing 2020 Bills into Law

07.01.20
Governor Kim Reynolds finished signing the 113 bills sent to her during this year's legislative session. She line-item vetoed the budget bill,... Read More...

DD Council Ask Governor to Veto Changes to Voting by Mail

06.22.20
The Iowa Legislative Session finsihed its work on June 14; our next issue of infoNET will be published after the Govenror takes action on the 113... Read More...

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KEY DATES AHEAD IN 2019

January 3: US Congress Begins Session in Washington D.C.
January 14: Iowa Legislative Session Begins in Des Moines, Iowa
January 15: Iowa Governor Presents Budget & Priorities
January 16: President "State of the Union" with Budget & Priorities (tentative date)
February 15: Deadline for Iowa legislators to request bills
March 5: First "Funnel" Deadline (bills have to be out of their originating committees)
April 8: Second "Funnel" Deadline (bills must be voted out of one chamber, then out of other chamber's committee)
April 10: Advocating Change Day 2019
May 3: Last Day of Iowa Legislative Session (last day legislators are paid - it can go longer, or shorter)

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