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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4240 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3826 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Shirley B. Arriaga |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying |
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| 12 | 12 | | resolve: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Resolve to study women veterans and the long-term effects of combat on motherhood. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Shirley B. Arriaga8th Hampden1/17/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4240 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3826 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Arriaga of Chicopee, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 3826) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Shirley B. Arriaga for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | General Court) on women veterans and the long-term effects of combat on motherhood. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
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| 23 | 23 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3710 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 25 | 25 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 29 | 29 | | _______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | Resolve to study women veterans and the long-term effects of combat on motherhood. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Resolved, There shall be a special legislative commission established pursuant to section |
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| 32 | 32 | | 22A of chapter 4 of the General Laws to study the effects combat experience has on motherhood |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3and parenting for female veterans. The special commission shall examine female veterans who |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4have experienced combat and whether that experience has either short or long-term impacts on |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5motherhood. The special commission shall examine the children of female veterans who |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6experienced combat and any lifelong effects it may have on those children living in the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7commonwealth. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 The special commission shall consist of: (i) the chairs of the joint committee on veterans |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9and federal affairs, who shall be co-chairs for the commission; (ii) the chairs of the joint |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10committee mental health, substance use and recovery; (iii) the secretary of veterans’ services or a |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11designee; (vi) the commissioner of mental health or a designee; (vii) 1 person to be appointed by 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12the speaker of the house of representatives, whom shall be a veteran; (v) 1 person to be appointed |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13by the president of the senate, whom shall be a veteran; and (vi) 1 person appointed by the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14governor, whom shall have specialized knowledge of female veterans serving in combat. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15 All appointments shall be made not later than 30 days after the effective date of this |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16resolve. The chairpersons shall meet with the special commission not later than 60 days after the |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17effective date of this resolve. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18 Not later than 18 months after the enactment of this resolve, the special commission shall |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19submit a report and recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20carry those recommendations into effect by filing the same with the clerks of the house of |
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| 51 | 51 | | 21representatives and the senate and the joint committee on veterans and federal affairs. |
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