IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 211 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that veterans deserve 
the health and living standards they fought to protect. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2015 
Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. NORTON, Ms. JACK-
SON LEE, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. HONDA, Ms. 
JUDY CHU of California, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. 
RUSH, Mr. JOLLY, and Mr. CARTWRIGHT) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in 
addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
veterans deserve the health and living standards they 
fought to protect. 
Whereas it is an honor and privilege to serve one’s country; 
Whereas the Armed Forces of the United States protect the 
rights and freedoms of the people of the United States; 
Whereas there are 21,000,000 veterans living in the United 
States who served in World War II, the Korean War, the 
Cold War, the Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Oper-
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ation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or 
Operation New Dawn; 
Whereas veterans often become homeless due to war-related 
disabilities, including physical and mental disabilities; 
Whereas difficulties readjusting to civilian life can lead to 
veterans becoming homeless; 
Whereas in 2013, nearly 14 percent of the more than 
260,000 veterans served by the homelessness programs of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs served in Operation 
Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Oper-
ation New Dawn; 
Whereas on a single night in January 2014, 49,993 veterans 
were homeless; 
Whereas about 10 percent of the adult homeless population 
are veterans; and 
Whereas a stable home leads to better health, education, so-
cial, and employment outcomes for anyone: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) acknowledges the general welfare and secu-
rity of the United States and the health and living 
standards of its people are protected by the brave 
men and women that make up the United States 
Armed Forces; 
(2) calls on the people of the United States not 
to ignore those veterans returning to the United 
States who are unable to maintain the proper health 
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and living standards that they themselves fought to 
protect for millions of others; 
(3) recognizes that finding every single Amer-
ican veteran a home is not only the right thing to 
do, but also a vital and necessary step towards re-
paying the unpayable debt that each and every 
United States citizen owes to the men and women of 
the Armed Forces who risk their lives for their coun-
try; 
(4) recognizes that the debt to these members 
of the Armed Forces requires the realization, as 
soon as feasible, of a decent home and a suitable liv-
ing environment; and 
(5) remains committed to ending veteran home-
lessness once and for all. 
Æ 
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