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US HR60
Resolution
Status
1/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Julia Brownley
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AI Summary
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House Resolution expressing support for naming new or undedicated VA facilities after women veterans and minority veterans to reflect the diversity of Armed Forces service
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As of December 2024, only 16 of over 1,700 VA health care facilities are named for minority group members and only 4 are named for women veterans
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Resolution highlights historical contributions including women serving since the Revolutionary War, Harriet Tubman as the first woman to lead troops in combat, and Dr. Mary Edwards Walker as the only woman Medal of Honor recipient
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Recognizes service of Black veterans (including Tuskegee Airmen), American Indians and Alaska Natives (highest per-capita military service rate), Latino servicemembers (60 Medal of Honor recipients), and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander veterans
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Non-binding resolution referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs on January 23, 2025, sponsored by Rep. Brownley and Rep. Norton
Legislative Description
Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the naming of new or undedicated facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs after women veterans and minority veterans in order to reflect the diversity of all who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Armed forces and national security
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
1/23/2025