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Committee approves bill to create joint committee on military and veterans affairs
Summary
House Bill 1056, sponsored by Representative Bridal Evans, was approved to add a joint committee on military and veterans affairs to the House Rules with an emergency clause; sponsors said the committee will centralize legislative focus on military and veterans issues and could be appointed quickly.
The Arkansas House Committee on Rules voted to pass House Bill 1056, which would add a joint committee on military and veterans affairs to the House Rules and include an emergency clause to allow the panel to form during the current session.
Representative Bridal Evans said the committee is intended to centralize focus on military and veterans issues across the state. "I have a growing burden and heart for what…
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