,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,august #ah1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,vela submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,armed ,services          
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that the 
,nation should honor and recognize      
military families who have been         
disproportionately affected by the      
,,covid-#ai crisis4  ,whereas families  
all over the world are making sacrifices
 resulting from the spread of           
,,covid-#ai1 but military families in   
particular are living in tremendous     
uncertainty2 ,whereas the families of   
members of the ,armed ,forces deployed  
around the world and working on the     
front lines of the virus face enormous  
challenges that are being exacerbated by
 the global pandemic2 ,whereas members  
of the ,armed ,forces who become        
infected may result in military families
 having to quarantine overseas2 ,whereas

 delayed and canceled permanent change  
of station moves1 restrictions on       
travel1 and stay-at-home orders are     
placing an exceptional amount of stress 
on military families as they face       
challenges including overextended       
leases1 threatening loss of housing1 and
 unexpected out-of-pocket expenses2     
,whereas spouses of members of the      
,armed ,forces are facing job loss or   
may be unable to work because of the    
,,covid-#ai crisis1 putting additional  
strain on family budgets2 ,whereas      
pandemic-related school closures can    
lead to food insecurity for military    
families2 ,whereas the closure of       
schools1 the shift to distance learning1
 and limited access to care for younger 
children1 including the closure of child
 development centers during the         
pandemic1 place a major burden on       
families1 particularly those where a    
parent is deployed2 ,whereas not all    
military families can afford the        
essential software1 broadband access1   

and equipment required for online       
school2 ,whereas military personnel and 
their dependents dealing with mental and
 physical health issues have difficulty 
maintaining continuity of care          
throughout the pandemic2 ,whereas       
military dependents with special needs  
rely heavily on assistance from the     
,exceptional ,family ,member ,program   
and other initiatives that may not be   
able to provide hands-on assistance due 
to restrictions to slow the spread of   
the virus2 ,whereas the ,,covid-#ai     
crisis may result in fluctuations in    
deployment or reintegration schedules1  
adding further strain to an             
unpredictable time for military         
families2 and ,whereas communities and  
military leaders are working hard to    
support the families of members of the  
,armed ,forces1 including members of the
 reserve components1 throughout this    
pandemic1 the ,nation owes a great debt 
of gratitude for their exceptional      
sacrifices3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that

 it is the sense of the ,house of       
,representatives to honor the military  
families who have been                  
disproportionately affected by the      
,,covid-#ai crisis4