SALT LAKE CITY -- A House committee unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday that would urge the federal government to support a new nursing home for Utah's veterans.
House Resolution 9 would encourage the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to help Utah build an additional home.
The resolution says constructing the nursing home would express gratitude to veterans for their service. It now advances to the full House.
The Utah Department of Veterans Affairs now runs a full-time facility in Salt Lake City and a partially operational one in Ogden.
A representative from the Utah State Veterans Advisory Council told the panel that there are waiting lists at both facilities and beds are scarce.
Rep. Curtis Oda, a Clearfield Republican, is sponsoring the resolution.
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