PRINTER'S NO. 1882
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
348
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY FARRY, DeLISSIO, RYAN, POLINCHOCK, DONATUCCI,
MURT, JAMES, MIHALEK, MILLARD, HOWARD, KINSEY, READSHAW,
ECKER, ISAACSON, THOMAS, NEILSON, HILL-EVANS, FRANKEL,
FREEMAN, DALEY, SAINATO, McCLINTON AND GILLEN, MAY 23, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MAY 23, 2019
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Establishing the Task Force on Women Veterans' Health Care.
WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs, the projected veteran population nationwide is
23 million, with women making up an estimated 10% of that
population; and
WHEREAS, The United States Department of Veterans Affairs
estimates the percentage of female veterans between 2010 and
2040 will increase from 9% in 2010 to 18% in 2040; and
WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs, as of September 2012, this Commonwealth was
home to approximately 981,000 veterans, including 719,000
wartime veterans from World War II through the Gulf War; and
WHEREAS, Females comprise approximately 80,000 of the wartime
veterans; and
WHEREAS, The number of women veterans will increase with the
end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom;
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