[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 612 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 612

   Acknowledging the service, sacrifice, and courage of veterans and 
 ensuring that Congress imposes no additional fee or cost for benefits 
                        earned through service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2023

Mr. Luetkemeyer submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Acknowledging the service, sacrifice, and courage of veterans and 
 ensuring that Congress imposes no additional fee or cost for benefits 
                        earned through service.

Whereas Congress has recognized the service and sacrifice of our veterans by 
        creating select veteran benefits that include healthcare service, home 
        loans, life insurance, disability compensation, educational assistance, 
        and more;
Whereas these benefits have helped millions of veterans and servicemembers go to 
        college, purchase a home, and receive needed medical services;
Whereas the benefits earned by veterans help level the playing field for 
        servicemembers who missed an opportunity to build credit and often 
        deferred financial gain to serve our country, which included frequent 
        job-related moves or deployments while in service, had limited 
        retirement plan options while on active duty, and had spouses that had 
        limited ability to find gainful employment; and
Whereas additional fees and costs imposed on veterans for veteran-earned 
        benefits place additional burdens on our veterans: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports and honors the service of our veterans;
            (2) supports the benefits veterans earned through service, 
        and the cost of veteran benefits should not be borne by the 
        veterans themselves;
            (3) recognizes that veterans should not be used as the 
        payfor to support veterans' benefits, given that they have 
        already paid for these benefits by virtue of their service to 
        the Nation; and
            (4) opposes any efforts to impose new fees or burdens on 
        veterans for veteran benefits.
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