HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 85

(By Delegates Longstreth, Iaquinta, Lynch, Hartman, Fleischauer, McGeehan, Sponaugle, Hornbuckle and Rowe)

[Introduced March 14, 2017]

Requesting Congress to enact legislation to allow any honorably discharged military reservist regardless of whether he or she was called to active duty to have access to a veterans hospital health services and that veterans hospitals determine fees based upon ability to pay.

Whereas, All military reservists who have given honorable service to our country deserve our respect and gratitude; and

 Whereas, Whether or not they were called to active duty is something they had no control over; and

Whereas, Veterans hospitals should serve all persons who have served in some role in our armed forces; and

Whereas, The means test used to determine eligibility for free or reduced cost services should reflect realistic evaluations of ability to pay; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That Congress is requested to enact legislation to allow any honorably discharged military reservist regardless of whether he or she was called to active duty to have access to a veterans hospital health services and that veterans hospitals determine fees based upon ability to pay; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the West Virginia Congressional Delegation.