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SJM108.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
VETERANS - Stating findings of the Legislature and expressing profound
gratitude for the sacrifices made by our veterans including, but not
limited to, those who suffer from medical or mental illnesses and injuries
sustained while they are serving in the United States armed forces and as
activated members of the National Guard and Reserve component forces,
expressing support for federal initiatives to ensure that our returning
service members have timely access to the range and quality of health care
services they require, and requesting that Congress and the President
support and work closely with state and local governments in implementing
such initiatives.
01/23 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/24 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
01/25 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsors - Kelly & Stegner
Title apvd - to House
01/28 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
01/31 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/06 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Wills
Title apvd - to Senate
02/07 To enrol
02/08 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
02/11 Sp signed
02/12 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE SENATE SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 108 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 A JOINT MEMORIAL 2 TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE SECRETARIES OF THE UNITED STATES 3 DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE, THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REP- 4 RESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CON- 5 GRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF 6 THE UNITED STATES. 7 We, your Memorialists, the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 8 State of Idaho assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-ninth 9 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that: 10 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho is home to thousands of veterans who have 11 served our country honorably as members of the armed forces, and activated 12 members of the National Guard and Reserve component forces; and 13 WHEREAS, each day we learn more about the price our military members pay 14 to defend our freedom and protect our national security, including physical 15 and mental illnesses and injuries sustained in the line of duty; and 16 WHEREAS, veterans can have a wide range of short-term and long-term health 17 care problems including spinal cord injury, blindness, traumatic brain injury, 18 posttraumatic stress reaction, loss of limbs and mental illness; and 19 WHEREAS, untreated combat-related illnesses and injuries can result in 20 severe social problems, including alcohol and drug abuse, domestic violence, 21 child abuse, familial disintegration, suicide and homelessness; and 22 WHEREAS, our returning service members have earned and deserve timely 23 treatment for injuries and illnesses sustained while in service to the United 24 States and Idaho; and 25 WHEREAS, there is an escalation of the number of combat veterans returning 26 home who require health care services and it is imperative that the availabil- 27 ity of those services keep up with that need. 28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 29 sion of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Repre- 30 sentatives concurring therein, that we express our profound gratitude for the 31 sacrifices made by our veterans including, but not limited to, those who suf- 32 fer from medical or mental illnesses and injuries sustained while they are 33 serving in the United States armed forces and as activated members of the 34 National Guard and Reserve component forces. 35 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Idaho Legislature hereby expresses our 36 support for federal initiatives to ensure that our returning service members 37 have timely access to the range and quality of health care services they 38 require, while requesting that Congress and the President support, and work 39 closely with state and local governments in implementing such initiatives. 40 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate be, and she is 41 hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this Memorial to the Pres- 42 ident of the United States, the Secretaries of the United States Departments 43 of Veterans Affairs and Defense, the President of the Senate and the Speaker 44 of the House of Representatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation 2 1 representing the State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17645
This memorial expresses the Idaho Legislature's profound gratitude
for the sacrifices made by our veterans, including those who suffer
from medical or mental illnesses and injuries sustained while they
were serving in the United States armed forces and as activated
members of the National Guard and Reserve component forces. The
memorial expresses the Idaho Legislature's support for federal
initiatives to ensure that our returning service members have
timely access to the range and quality of health care services they
require, and requests that Congress and the President support such
initiatives and work closely with state and local governments in
their implementation.
FISCAL NOTE
None.
Contact
Name: Senator Kate Kelly
Senator Joe Stegner
Representative Rich Wills
Phone: 208-332-1351
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SJM 108