Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HCR42: Urge Congress to enact the Veterans' ACCESS Act
Status: In committee, May 13, 2026
To urge Congress to honor the sacrifices of our nation's veterans by supporting their access to quality and timely health care by passing the Veterans' Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act, referred to as the Veterans' ACCESS Act of 2025 (S. 275, H.R. 740).
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 13, 2026:
As Introduced 136th General Assembly Regular Session H. C. R. No. 42 2025-2026 Representatives Demetriou, Willis A c o n c u r r e n t RESOLUTION To urge Congress to honor the sacrifices of our nation's veterans by supporting their access to quality and timely health care by passing the Veterans' Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act, referred to as the Veterans' ACCESS Act of 2025 (S. 275, H.R. 740). BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO (THE SENATE CONCURRING): WHEREAS, Ohio is home to over 700,000 veterans, giving it the sixth-largest veteran population of any state; and WHEREAS, The United States' post-9/11 wars have carried a heavy price, including an estimated 1.1 million veterans who have developed service-connected disabilities, and over $6.4 trillion spent; and WHEREAS, In 2023, Ohio had the fifth-highest number of veteran suicides in the nation with 254 lives lost and a suicide rate of 37.6 per 100,000 veterans, which was far above the national suicide rate of 14.2 per 100,000 people and Ohio's total suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people; and WHEREAS, The VA MISSION Act of 2018 established the Veterans Community Care Program to give veterans greater health care choice by revising access standards and eligibility criteria for receiving community care services; …
Sponsors
- Steve Demetriou (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Bernard Willis (R, 74) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced and Referred to Committee
Subjects: Military and Veterans
Common questions
- What is HCR42?
- HCR42 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Urge Congress to enact the Veterans' ACCESS Act.
- What does HCR42 do?
- To urge Congress to honor the sacrifices of our nation's veterans by supporting their access to quality and timely health care by passing the Veterans' Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act, referred to as the Veterans' ACCESS Act of 2025 (S. 275, H.R. 740).
- What is the status of HCR42?
- In committee as of May 13, 2026. Latest action: Introduced and Referred to Committee (May 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR42?
- Steve Demetriou (R, 35), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HCR42?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hcr42
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