H.C.R. No. 46 Summary

• Urges President Biden not to recommend closing the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio to Congress.

• The VA submitted an Asset and Infrastructure Review report on March 14, 2022, which includes a recommendation to close the Chillicothe facility.

• The Chillicothe VA Medical Center has served veterans in southern Ohio since 1924, operates outpatient clinics in six rural counties, and serves veterans from parts of West Virginia and Kentucky.

• The facility employs approximately 1,400 workers, serves over 20,000 veterans annually, recorded 898 hospital admissions and 221,979 outpatient visits in 2021, and holds accreditation from the College of American Pathologists and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.

• Directs the House Clerk to transmit copies of this resolution to President Biden, federal defense and congressional leadership, Ohio's congressional delegation, and Ohio news media.