,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #abac  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,november #ab1  
#bjbj,ms4 ,brownley of ,california 7for 
herself1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,brown of     
,maryland1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,speier1   
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4       
,o',halleran1 ,mr4 ,levin of            
,california1 ,mr4 ,thompson of          
,california1 ,mrs4 ,torres of           
,california1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4      
,matsui1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,takano1    
,ms4 ,underwood1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4   
,deutch1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of 
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 
,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,miss  
,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4
 ,castro of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,garcia of     
,texas1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 ,ms4 
,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,lee of           
,california1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,ms4       
,porter1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,ms4 ,snchez1 and ,ms4 ,pingree7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 

,veterans' ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,expressing the support of the ,house of
 ,representatives for the naming of new 
or undedicated facilities of the        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs after 
women veterans and minority veterans in 
order to reflect the diversity of all   
who have served in the ,armed ,forces of
 the ,united ,states4  ,whereas1 as of  
,november #bjbj1 of #a1bee health care  
facilities of the ,department of        
,veterans of ,affairs1 #ac are named for
 members of minority groups and one is  
named for a woman2 ,whereas millions of 
women and members of minority groups    
have served in the ,armed ,forces of the
 ,united ,states since the founding of  
the ,nation2 ,whereas1 during the       
,revolutionary ,war1 ,margaret ,corbin  
and ,deborah ,sampson were among the    
first women to serve in combat1 and     
women served in other roles1 including a
 woman who served as ,agent #cee in     
,george ,washington's spy ring2         
,whereas1 during the ,civil ,war1       

hundreds of women disguised themselves  
as men to serve in the military1 and    
others served as nurses1 spies1 and     
administrators2 ,whereas ,harriet       
,tubman became the first ,american woman
 known to lead troops in combat2        
,whereas for her service during the     
,civil ,war1 ,dr4 ,mary ,edwards ,walker
 became the first and only woman to     
receive the ,medal of ,honor2 ,whereas  
women have been formally part of the    
,armed ,forces since the founding of the
 ,army ,nurse ,corps in #aija and the   
,navy ,nurse ,corps in #aijh2 ,whereas  
many of the ,nation's heroes have been  
denied awards and recognition for their 
service due to systematic racial        
discrimination and anti-,semitism2      
,whereas ,crispus ,attucks was the first
 ,american to be killed in the ,boston  
,massacre1 which laid the foundation of 
,american independence and freedom2     
,whereas ,black servicemembers          
volunteered to participate and fight in 
every major war that ,america has       

engaged in1 since the ,revolutionary    
,war1 despite a legacy of slavery1      
segregated units1 the ,jim ,crow era1   
discriminatory voting statutes1 job     
restrictions1 and the denial of benefits
 related to their service2 ,whereas the 
first ,african-,american pilots in the  
,united ,states ,air ,force1 often      
referred to as the ,tuskegee ,airmen1   
destroyed over #bej ,german aircraft and
 destroyed over #iej supply vehicles in 
,world ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas1 during      
,world ,war ,,ii1 ,tuskegee ,airmen were
 awarded #h ,purple ,hearts1 #ae ,bronze
 ,stars1 #aej ,distinguished ,flying    
,crosses1 and nearly #gej other ,air    
,medals2 ,whereas members of the ,,lgbtq
 community and their allies fought a    
campaign for the ability to serve their 
country openly and ultimately succeeded 
in lifting those restrictions2 ,whereas 
the success of the movement for equal   
service for the ,,lgbtq community has   
suffered a setback by way of            
administrative action which currently   

restricts the ability of transgender    
people to serve openly2 ,whereas ,harvey
 ,milk1 one of the first openly gay     
elected officials in the ,united        
,states1 previously served in the       
,united ,states ,navy as a diving       
officer2 ,whereas ,american ,indians and
 ,alaska ,natives serve in the highest  
per-capita proportion of any population 
to serve in the ,armed ,forces1         
including the ,cherokee1 ,choctaw1 and  
,assiniboine code talkers of ,world ,war
 ,i and ,comanche1 ,mohawk1 ,muscogee1  
and ,navajo code talkers of ,world ,war 
,,ii2 ,whereas #fj ,latino              
servicemembers have received the ,medal 
of ,honor1 including eight from ,puerto 
,rico and seven who were born outside of
 the ,united ,states1 among them        
,rodolfo ,p4 ,hernndez1 a son of a      
farmworker family who earned the ,medal 
of ,honor for his actions and near-death
 injuries in ,korea2 ,whereas ,asian    
,american1 ,native ,hawaiian and        
,pacific ,islanders have served in the  

,united ,states ,armed ,forces since the
 ,war of #ahab1 including ,telesforo    
,trinidad1 the only member of the ,armed
 ,forces to receive a ,medal of ,honor  
for actions in peacetime2 ,whereas women
 and members of minority groups have    
served in every military role1 from     
infantry soldier to cyber warfare       
engineer2 ,whereas the ,united ,states  
is proud of and appreciates the service 
of all women veterans and minority      
veterans who have demonstrated great    
courage and commitment to defending the 
principles upon which the ,united       
,states was founded and which the       
,united ,states continues to uphold2 and
 ,whereas by naming new or undedicated  
facilities of the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs for women veterans   
and minority veterans1 the ,house of    
,representatives could-- 7#a7 highlight 
the historic and enduring presence of   
women and members of minority groups in 
the ,armed ,forces and the ,national    
,guard2 and  7#b7 pay respect to women  

veterans and minority veterans for their
 valiant service and sacrifice on behalf
 of the ,united ,states3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives supports the naming of 
new or undedicated facilities of the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs after 
women veterans and minority veterans in 
order to reflect the diversity of all   
who have served in the ,armed ,forces of
 the ,united ,states4