House Resolution 14 - Introduced

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2            BY  MAY, BAILEY, QUIRK, CHAMBERS,
  1  3              TYMESON, ALONS, and KAUFMANN
  1  4 A Resolution supporting the Fisher House Foundation in
  1  5    its efforts to assist families of injured military
  1  6    members and veterans.
  1  7    WHEREAS, Fisher Houses are homes built and donated
  1  8 by the Fisher House Foundation to provide a temporary
  1  9 residence for families of patients receiving medical
  1 10 care at major military and veterans administration
  1 11 (VA) medical centers; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, there are currently 35 Fisher Houses
  1 13 located on 18 military installations and eight VA
  1 14 medical centers; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, since the inception of the program in
  1 16 1990, Fisher Houses have provided more than 2 million
  1 17 days of lodging to more than 100,000 families of
  1 18 injured military members and veterans; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, the Fisher House Foundation is a
  1 20 not=for=profit organization that relies upon private
  1 21 and public support to construct and maintain Fisher
  1 22 Houses; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 23    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  1 24 That the House of Representatives expresses its
  1 25 support for the work done by the Fisher House
  1 26 Foundation in providing needed assistance to families
  1 27 of injured military members and veterans and urges all
  1 28 Iowans to support the foundation.
  1 29 LSB 1372YH 82
  1 30 ec:nh/es/88