H-2927.1
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4012
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Penner, Shavers, Couture, Keaton, Donaghy, McEntire, Bronoske, Volz, Burnett, Leavitt, Marshall, Abell, Dufault, Stuebe, Chase, Barnard, Nance, and Timmons
Read first time 01/19/26. Referred to Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.
TO THE HONORABLE DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AND THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS:
We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:
WHEREAS, Our nation has a moral obligation to support combat-injured veterans who have made noble and selfless personal sacrifices fulfilling their service protecting our nation; and
WHEREAS, Two service members can suffer the same combat injury, but receive vastly different treatment based on each service member's time served, resulting in considerable inequity in the treatment of each service member; and