Full Text of HJR0134 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On May 16, 2017, Amtrak conductor and | 3 | | SMART-Transportation
Division member Michael Case was shot by a | 4 | | passenger while performing his
official duties at the | 5 | | Naperville Amtrak station; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, While Michael Case is on a positive road to | 7 | | recovery, he spent 10
weeks in the hospital and endured | 8 | | numerous extensive surgeries; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, This incident is one of 73 recorded assaults on | 10 | | Amtrak crewmembers
since 2015; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, While this most extreme example of violence is | 12 | | rare, we know
passenger rail workers are increasingly facing | 13 | | other forms of violence and abuse; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, There are no national standards for preventing | 15 | | assaults on passenger
and commuter rail workers, despite the | 16 | | increase in assaults across the country; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Given the interstate nature of passenger rail and | 18 | | related concerns with
transportation security, strong federal | 19 | | protections may be appropriate; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, On the one-year anniversary of Michael Case's | 2 | | shooting, Illinois U.S.
Senator Tammy Duckworth, along with | 3 | | U.S. Senator John Hoeven, have
introduced in the U.S. Senate, | 4 | | the Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, This legislation would simply provide the same | 6 | | federal protections for passenger rail crewmembers that | 7 | | airline crewmembers currently have, so that any assault or
| 8 | | intimidation of a rail crewmember would be handled under | 9 | | federal law; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | 12 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we support the introduction and passage | 13 | | of the Passenger Rail Crew
Protection Act; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 15 | | delivered to U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin, all | 16 | | members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation, and Amtrak | 17 | | conductor and SMART-TD member Michael Case.
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