Urges United States Department of Veterans Affairs to establish inpatient hospital facility at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

This resolution urges the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to establish an inpatient hospital facility at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. It directly affects approximately 119,200 veterans living in southern New Jersey counties (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, etc.) who currently lack nearby VA inpatient care and must travel long distances - often multiple hours - to facilities in northern New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, or Delaware. The resolution highlights that the East Orange Veterans Medical Center, the current primary provider, is over two hours away for many veterans, while the average New Jersey resident lives within 12 minutes of a hospital. It proposes the base as an ideal location due to its existing veteran services and proximity to the affected population.