HCM2001 Summary

• Urges U.S. Congress to enact legislation providing medical treatment and other benefits for deported veterans of the United States armed forces.

• States that at least 239 veterans have been deported to at least 34 countries and have been denied VA medical treatment and benefits.

• Notes that deported veterans who were never evaluated by a VA doctor are prevented from claiming disability benefits, even for service-related conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder.

• Directs Arizona's Secretary of State to transmit copies of this memorial to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and all U.S. Congressmembers from Arizona.