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House of Delegates Resolutions

Friday, March 12, 2010

10B	Urges Congress to enact legislation amending Title 28, of the United States Code	Adopted
11-1	Amends §45.2(d) of the House Rules of Procedure to clarify that the Committee on Rules and Calendar shall ensure that reports which accompany Reports with Recommendations conform with the final language of recommendations	Adopted
11-2	Amends §45.2 of the House Rules of Procedure to provide that, where appropriate, all recommendations adopted by the House of Delegates which urge state legislatures, courts or bar associations to take action shall be understood to include legislatures, courts and bar associations of territories, tribes, local governments, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.	Adopted
101A	Urges Congress and state legislatures to re-examine and revise laws, policies and practices that require youth to register as sex offenders	Adopted
101B	Urges federal, state, territorial and local governments to initiate, continue and expand the use of mediation as a means to resolve criminal matters, specifically at a time prior to actual case filing.	Adopted As Revised
101C	Supports legislation and/or administrative standards to ensure due process and access to appropriate legal assistance for persons arrested or detained in connection with immigration enforcement actions and encourages bar associations to raise awareness of the rights available to individuals taken into custody during workplace immigration enforcement actions.	Adopted
101D	Urges federal, state, tribal, local and territorial governments to ensure that child victims of criminal conduct have prompt access to legal advice and counsel and to specialized services and protections such as those provided by child advocacy centers approved and accredited by the National Children’s Alliance.	Adopted
103	Urges law firms and other law organizations to adopt the ABA-EPA Law Office Climate Challenge.	Adopted
105	Urges Congress to enact and the President to sign legislation that would allocate general revenue sharing funds to the several states of the United States of America and their respective local governments and political subdivisions by applying certain standards.	Withdrawn
106	Opposes the enactment of federal legislation that would create a federal-question jurisdiction in child custody cases, including cases involving servicemember-parents and urges states to enact legislation prohibiting denial of child custody to a servicemember based solely on absence due to military deployment.	Adopted
107A	Recommends federal, state and territorial governments to enact legislation with appropriate funding that would eliminate any prohibitions or restrictions on participants in the private insurance and reinsurance markets from making available broadened insurance protection for property damage arising from storms, including damage from wind, wind-driven rain and flood caused by storm surge, but excluding damage arising from other types of floods.	Adopted
107B	Urges Congress to address the consequences of natural catastrophes by strengthening the financial infrastructure and developing programs that increase availability of affordable insurance in areas highly-exposed to catastrophes, while not competing with the private market.	Adopted
107C	Urges the federal government to take steps to encourage capital markets to finance catastrophic risks by: a) undertaking a study through the U.S. Treasury Department to determine what changes in federal laws and regulations would reduce barriers to the issuance of catastrophe (CAT)-linked securities in the United States; and b) enacting legislation as needed to encourage the issuance of catastrophe (CAT)-linked securities.	Adopted As Revised
107D	Urges the federal government to address the liquidity needs of individuals and businesses in the aftermath of future natural catastrophes to reduce some of the losses by residents affected by the catastrophes.	Adopted As Revised
107E	Urges state, territorial and local governments to use specific tools to mitigate losses from future mega-catastrophes to ensure the ongoing availability and affordability of insurance for natural disasters.	Adopted
107F	Urges the federal government to use specific tools to mitigate losses from future mega-catastrophes by influencing building codes and land-use in certain situations.	Adopted As Revised
107G	Recommends national, state and territorial governments to adopt standards for handling residential and small business insurance claims for property damages resulting from hurricanes or storms.	Adopted As Revised