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TX HR838
Resolution
Status
5/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Steve Toth
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AI Summary
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Honors U.S. Army Specialist Joey Martens Lenz, who passed away on February 1, 2022, at age 32
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Specialist Lenz was born in Baytown, Texas on November 16, 1989, graduated from Willis High School in 2008, and enlisted in the U.S. Army on September 18, 2017
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Served as a tactical power generator specialist stationed in the Republic of Korea from October 2019 to February 2020, earning the National Defense Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon
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Notes that a congressional bill named the "Specialist Joey Lenz Act" (introduced in 2024 and reintroduced in 2025) would require more comprehensive health evaluations to identify preexisting medical conditions in service members
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Texas House of Representatives adjourns in memory of Specialist Lenz and directs an official copy of the resolution be prepared for his family
Legislative Description
In memory of U.S. Army Specialist Joey Martens Lenz.
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5/23/2025