IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 643 
Honoring women who have served, and who are currently serving, as members 
of the Armed Forces and recognizing the recently expanded service oppor-
tunities available to female members of the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2016 
Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring women who have served, and who are currently 
serving, as members of the Armed Forces and recog-
nizing the recently expanded service opportunities avail-
able to female members of the Armed Forces. 
Whereas 201,719 women currently serve on active duty and 
156,415 in the National Guard and the reserves as mem-
bers of the United States Armed Forces; 
Whereas 164 female members of the Armed Forces have been 
killed and 1,021 female members of the Armed Forces 
have been wounded while serving the United States in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, 
Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, and Operation New Dawn; 
Whereas 60 female members of the Armed Forces currently 
serve with the rank of general or flag officer; 
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Whereas female members of the Armed Forces have served 
in sensitive operations alongside Special Operations 
Forces as part of Cultural Support Teams; 
Whereas, in 2015, Captain Kristen Griest, First Lieutenant 
Shaye Haver, and Major Lisa Jaster became the first 
women to graduate from Army Ranger School; and 
Whereas, on December 3, 2016, Secretary of Defense Ashton 
Carter officially announced that all military occupations 
and positions are to be open to female members of the 
Armed Forces: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors women who have served, and who 
are currently serving, as members of the Armed 
Forces; 
(2) commends female members of the Armed 
Forces who have sacrificed their lives in defense of 
the United States; 
(3) recognizes that female members of the 
Armed Forces are an integral and invaluable part of 
the Armed Forces; 
(4) urges the Secretary of Defense to ensure 
that female members of the Armed Forces receive 
adequate, well-fitted equipment in order to ensure 
optimal safety and protection; 
(5) urges the Secretary of Defense to ensure 
that female members of the Armed Forces have ac-
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cess to adequate health services that fully address 
their specific medical needs; 
(6) encourages the Secretary of Defense to de-
velop new initiatives focused on recruiting and re-
taining more women in the officer corps; and 
(7) recognizes that the United States must con-
tinue to encourage and support female members of 
the Armed Forces as they fight for and defend the 
United States. 
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