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HJM011.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS VETERANS - HEALTH CARE - Stating findings of the Legislature and requesting that the members of the Idaho congressional delegation address the appropriations necessary to provide timely access to health care for our valued veterans. 03/25 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 03/26 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg 03/27 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/28 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 69-0-1 AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest(Bray), Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nacarrato, Nielsen, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Tilman, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Crow Floor Sponsors - Douglas, Sayler, Eskridge Title apvd - to Senate 03/31 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff 04/03 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord 04/04 10th ord - ADOPTED - voice vote Floor Sponsor - Bailey Title apvd - to House 04/07 To enrol 04/08 Rpt enrol - Sp signed 04/09 Pres signed 04/10 To Secretary of State
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 11 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 A JOINT MEMORIAL 2 TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS 3 ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF 4 IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. 5 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the 6 State of Idaho assembled in the First Regular Session of the Fifty-seventh 7 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that: 8 WHEREAS, the Idaho Legislature, on behalf of the citizens of Idaho, 9 expresses its gratitude for the military service of our veterans; and 10 WHEREAS, there are 3,357 veterans waiting to see a primary care physician 11 at the Boise VA Medical Center; and 12 WHEREAS, there are 4,350 veterans waiting for specialty care appointments 13 at the Boise VA Medical Center; and 14 WHEREAS, there are 2,703 veterans on the waiting list at the Spokane VA 15 Medical Center; and 16 WHEREAS, there are waits of as long as two to three years at the Spokane 17 VA Medical Center; and 18 WHEREAS, prompt, high quality and compassionate medical care was promised 19 to our servicemen and servicewomen and is currently an unmet promise. 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session 21 of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the 22 Senate concurring therein, that we find the failure to provide prompt medical 23 care is a failure to provide care, that it is not acceptable, and we urgently 24 request that the members of the Idaho congressional delegation address the 25 appropriations necessary to provide timely access to health care for our 26 valued veterans. 27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa- 28 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this 29 Memorial to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre- 30 sentatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation representing the 31 State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 13207 This House Joint Memorial urges the Idaho delegation in the United States Congress to sponsor and support appropriations to provide timely access to health care for our valued veterans. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact to the state. Contact Name: Rep. Bonnie Douglas Rep. George Sayler Rep. George Eskridge Sen. Kent Bailey Phone: 208/332-1000 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 11