HLS 23RS-976 REENGROSSED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 90
BY REPRESENTATIVES MOORE, BACALA, BOYD, BRASS, BROWN, BRYANT,
CARPENTER, CARRIER, ROBBY CARTER, WILFORD CARTER, COX,
FIRMENT, FISHER, FREEMAN, FREIBERG, GAINES, GLOVER, HUGHES,
JENKINS, JORDAN, LACOMBE, LAFLEUR, LARVADAIN, LYONS, MAGEE,
MARCELLE, PIERRE, SELDERS, THOMPSON, AND WILLARD
MILITARY AFFAIRS: Memorializes the U.S. Congress to assist with a La. pilot program
for the recruitment of new members to the U.S. Army
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to assist in
3 the establishment of a Louisiana pilot program for the recruitment of new United
4 States Army members to address the military recruitment shortage.
5 WHEREAS, the United States Army was founded to serve the American people,
6defend the nation, protect vital national interests, and fulfill national military responsibilities;
7and
8 WHEREAS, the United States Army helps to maintain peace and stability in the
9United States and in regions critical to the interests of the United States; and
10 WHEREAS, recruiting and retaining service members is essential for our military
11members and national security; and
12 WHEREAS, in recent years, the United States Army has struggled to recruit qualified
13and willing recruits; and
14 WHEREAS, last fiscal year, the United States Army missed its recruiting goal by
15fifteen thousand active duty soldiers, or twenty-five percent of its target; and
16 WHEREAS, the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services convened
17recently to explore solutions to the military recruitment crisis; and
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1 WHEREAS, for decades, Louisiana has had the nation's highest incarceration rate
2and state leaders have sought programs to reduce recidivism and alternatives to
3incarceration; and
4 WHEREAS, elected officials want to work with the armed forces, law enforcement,
5and advocates to develop a plan to improve military eligibility which includes nonviolent
6offenders between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five with a high school diploma or
7college degree, such as an associate degree or bachelor’s degree, to participate in the pilot
8program and join the United States Army.
9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
10memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to assist in the
11establishment of a Louisiana pilot program for the recruitment of new United States Army
12members to address the military recruitment shortage.
13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the offenders who fail to complete the pilot
14program or who fail to enlist in the United States Army shall return to the custody of the
15Department of Public Safety and Corrections with credit for time served in the pilot
16program.
17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
18presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Congress of the
19United States of America and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 90 Reengrossed 2023 Regular Session Moore
Memorializes the U.S. Congress to assist with a La. pilot program for the recruitment of new
members to the U.S. Army.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Specify that failure to complete the pilot program or to enlist in the U.S. Army
shall result in a return to the custody of the Dept. of Public Safety and
Corrections with credit for time served.
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