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04/29/2025 10:15 AM House MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
April 29, 2025
10:18 a.m.
DRAFT
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Ted Eischeid, Chair
Representative Andrew Gray
Representative Carolyn Hall
Representative Zack Fields
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Dan Saddler
Representative Jamie Allard
Representative David Nelson
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13
Urging the President of the United States to expand evacuation
efforts for applicants with approved Special Immigrant Visas,
including resumption of evacuation flights organized by the
Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts; urging the United
States Department of State to secure legal protections and
humanitarian assistance for Special Immigrant Visa applicants;
and requesting that the United States Secretary of State provide
a report to Congress regarding efforts to reinstate evacuation
flights for applicants with approved Special Immigrant Visas.
- MOVED CSHJR 13(MLV) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HJR 13
SHORT TITLE: AFGHANS, SP. IMMIGRANT VISAS, ASSISTANCE
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) STAPP
03/21/25 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
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WITNESS REGISTER
HENRY THOMPSON, Staff
Representative Will Stapp
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: On behalf of Representative Will Stapp,
prime sponsor, presented HJR 13 to the committee.
ACTION NARRATIVE
10:18:10 AM
CHAIR EISCHEID called the House Special Committee on Military
and Veterans' Affairs meeting to order at 10:18 a.m.
Representatives Fields, Hall, Gray, and Eischeid were present at
the call to order.
HJR 13-AFGHANS, SP. IMMIGRANT VISAS, ASSISTANCE
10:19:01 AM
CHAIR EISCHEID announced that the only order of business would
be HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13, "Urging the President of the
United States to expand evacuation efforts for applicants with
approved Special Immigrant Visas, including resumption of
evacuation flights organized by the Coordinator for Afghan
Relocation Efforts; urging the United States Department of State
to secure legal protections and humanitarian assistance for
Special Immigrant Visa applicants; and requesting that the
United States Secretary of State provide a report to Congress
regarding efforts to reinstate evacuation flights for applicants
with approved Special Immigrant Visas."
10:19:50 AM
CHAIR EISCHEID opened public testimony on HJR 13. After
ascertaining that there was no one who wished to testify, he
closed public testimony.
10:20:43 AM
REPRESENTATIVE GRAY moved Amendment 1, labeled 34-LS0710\I.2,
Wayne, 4/23/25:
Page I, line 5, following "applicants;":
Insert "urging the United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services in the United States Department
of Homeland Security to expedite the review of
applications for Special Immigrant Visas;"
Page 3, following line 16:
Insert new material to read:
"FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature
urges the United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services in the United States Department of Homeland
Security to expedite the review of pending
applications for Special Immigrant Visas; and be it"
Page 3, line 31, following "Efforts;":
Insert "Kika Scott, Senior Official Performing the
Duties of the Director of the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security;"
10:20:54 AM
REPRESENTATIVE GRAY explained that the United States Department
of State estimated that there are over 133,000 people with
pending visas that would be affected by the HJR 13 and said that
the proposed amendment would urge the
10:22:03 AM
HENRY THOMPSON, Staff, Representative Will Stapp, Alaska State
Legislature, on behalf of Representative Will Stapp, prime
sponsor, presented HJR 13 to the committee.
10:22:26 AM
CHAIR EISCHEID removed his objection. there being no further
objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.
10:22:49 AM
MR. THOMPSON gave final remarks on HJR 13.
10:23:39 AM
REPRESENTATIVE GRAY moved to report * out of committee with
individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.
There being no objection,
10:24:28 AM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs meeting was
adjourned at 10:24 a.m.
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