IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 612 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2023 Mr. Luetkemeyer submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs RESOLUTION Acknowledging the service, sacrifice, and courage of veterans and ensuring that Congress imposes no additional fee or cost for benefits earned through service.

Whereas Congress has recognized the service and sacrifice of our veterans by creating select veteran benefits that include healthcare service, home loans, life insurance, disability compensation, educational assistance, and more; Whereas these benefits have helped millions of veterans and servicemembers go to college, purchase a home, and receive needed medical services; Whereas the benefits earned by veterans help level the playing field for servicemembers who missed an opportunity to build credit and often deferred financial gain to serve our country, which included frequent job-related moves or deployments while in service, had limited retirement plan options while on active duty, and had spouses that had limited ability to find gainful employment; and Whereas additional fees and costs imposed on veterans for veteran-earned benefits place additional burdens on our veterans: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) supports and honors the service of our veterans; (2) supports the benefits veterans earned through service, and the cost of veteran benefits should not be borne by the veterans themselves; (3) recognizes that veterans should not be used as the payfor to support veterans’ benefits, given that they have already paid for these benefits by virtue of their service to the Nation; and (4) opposes any efforts to impose new fees or burdens on veterans for veteran benefits.