ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HCM2001: deported veterans; medical treatment

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Espinoza, LD 19

BILL STATUS: Transmitted to SOS

Overview

Urges the U.S. Congress to enact legislation providing medical treament and other benefits for all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, including those who have been deported.

History

According the Veterans Benefits Administration, there are a variety of benefits available to veterans that include: disability compensation, pension, education and training and health care. The Department of Defense notes that about 5,000 legal permanent resident aliens enlist each year.

Currently, the American Civil Liberties Union recognizes at least 239 veterans of the United States Armed Forces have been deported to at least 34 countries.

Provisions

1. Urges the U.S. Congress to enact legislation providing medical treatment and other benefits for all veterans of the United States Armed Forces, including those who have been deported.

2. Directs the Secretary of State to transmit copies of this memorial to the President of the U.S. Senate, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and each member of Congress from Arizona.

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6. Fifty-fourth Legislature                   HCM 2001

7. First Regular Session                        Version 4: Transmitted

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