IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 863 
Honoring the heroic military service, sacrifices, and contributions of veterans 
from the great State of Texas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2025 
Ms. CROCKETT (for herself, Mr. CASAR, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CREN-
SHAW, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mrs. 
FLETCHER, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. GREEN 
of Texas, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. 
VEASEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the heroic military service, sacrifices, and contribu-
tions of veterans from the great State of Texas, and 
for other purposes. 
Whereas the United States owes an immeasurable debt of 
gratitude to the brave men and women who have served 
in its Armed Forces, safeguarding liberties and upholding 
the democratic principles upon which the United States 
was founded; 
Whereas the country observes November 11 of each year as 
‘‘Veterans Day’’, a Federal holiday honoring the men and 
women who served and sacrificed for the United States; 
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Whereas Texas boasts a proud tradition of producing remark-
able veterans who make extraordinary contributions to 
society; 
Whereas Texas is home to more veterans than any other 
State, totaling close to 1,600,000 veterans; 
Whereas Texas has a larger population of women veterans 
than any State in the United States, totaling over 
203,000 veterans; 
Whereas people of color comprise roughly one-third of the 
veterans in Texas; 
Whereas 11 of the 80 veterans serving as Members of the 
House of Representatives in the 119th Congress rep-
resent congressional districts in the Lonestar State; 
Whereas Texas veterans have served with distinction in all 
military conflicts involving the United States, including 
World War I, World War II, the Korean war, the Viet-
nam war, Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom; 
Whereas more than 22,000 Texan lives were lost while serv-
ing in World War II; 
Whereas more than 1,000 Texan lives were lost while serving 
in the Korean war; 
Whereas more than 2,000 Texan lives were lost while serving 
in the Vietnam war; 
Whereas more than 100 Texan lives were lost while serving 
in Operation Enduring Freedom; 
Whereas more than 400 Texan lives were lost while serving 
in Operation Iraqi Freedom; 
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Whereas Texas veterans have earned high military honors, in-
cluding 102 Texas veterans being awarded the Medal of 
Honor; 
Whereas veterans across the country continue to face chal-
lenges in accessing essential resources supporting their 
successful transition to civilian life; 
Whereas Texas is home to many medical facilities of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, including Sam Rayburn 
Memorial Veterans Center, the Michael E. DeBakey VA 
Medical Center, the Kerrville VA Hospital, Doris Miller 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Sam 
Johnson Memorial VA Clinic, and the Dallas VA Medical 
Center; 
Whereas nearly half of patients served by the Veterans 
Health Administration have been diagnosed with a men-
tal illness or substance use condition; 
Whereas post-traumatic stress disorder has accounted for the 
majority of disabilities women veterans suffer from as a 
result of their military service; 
Whereas the mental health struggles of veterans have led to 
staggering statistics in veteran suicide rates, with roughly 
17 veteran lives lost each day as a result of suicide; 
Whereas, in 1994, Congress established the Center for Minor-
ity Veterans and the Advisory Committee on Minority 
Veterans as part of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–446) to advise to the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs on administering Department 
of Veterans Affairs benefits for minority veterans by re-
viewing reports and studies on compensation, health care, 
rehabilitation, outreach, and other benefits and services 
administered by the Department, and to ensure all vet-
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erans receive equal service regardless of race, origin, reli-
gion, or gender; 
Whereas the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment estimates that more than 32,000 veterans are 
homeless, with nearly 14,000 experiencing unsheltered 
homelessness; 
Whereas the Department of Veterans Affairs has developed 
several housing assistance initiatives, including inte-
grating increasing voucher use and accelerating housing 
placements, increasing veterans’ access to legal services 
through legal services grants and community partner-
ships, as well as assisting with advancing veteran employ-
ment within the labor force to address the complex prob-
lems surrounding homeless veterans; 
Whereas Texas leads the Nation in both the overall number 
of veteran-owned and women-veteran-owned businesses; 
and 
Whereas, despite growing numbers of veteran-owned busi-
nesses, roughly two-thirds of veterans struggle with the 
transition from military service to civilian life, and many 
report that finding a job is one of the greatest challenges 
in making that transition due to the difficulty in trans-
ferring military skills to a civilian work environment: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the service, sacrifice, and contribu-
tions Texas veterans and their families have made to 
the cause of peace and freedom around the world; 
(2) commits to working with, where proper, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs and appropriate ex-
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ecutive agencies to ensure that veterans are provided 
timely care and are given the benefits and com-
pensation to which they are entitled because of their 
service; 
(3) reaffirms the commitment of Congress to 
assisting veterans with their transition to civilian life 
upon concluding their service in the Armed Forces; 
and 
(4) recognizes that Congress must continue to 
invest in vital programs and resources to support the 
brave men and women veterans who have safe-
guarded the Nation’s liberties and upheld democratic 
principles at home and abroad. 
Æ 
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