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TOP PRIORITY: Military Spouses Can’t Wait - Add Them to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Military spouses face a 21% unemployment rate, five times the national average, due to frequent moves and challenges tied to military life. Congress must incentivize employers to hire military spouses by adding them as a target group under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program.
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TOP PRIORITY: Ask Congress to Address the Hazardous Unaccompanied Housing Conditions Rampant in the Military
Thousands of servicemembers live in unsafe, substandard military housing due to years of underfunding and lack of oversight. Congress must require DoD to publicly report the condition of unaccompanied housing and ensure funding is used for necessary improvements.
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TOP PRIORITY: Stop the 34-Year Wait - Deliver Toxic-Exposed Veterans the Care They’ve Earned
Millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service are forced to wait decades –more than 34 years, on average – before they can access VA care and benefits for service-connected illnesses. Congress must pass legislation to bolster the legal framework for creating presumptive conditions, ensuring toxic-exposed veterans receive timely care.
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TOP PRIORITY: Honor Veteran Caregivers - Pass the Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act
Veteran caregivers make profound personal and financial sacrifices to care for aging and disabled loved ones. Congress must pass the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act to provide these caregivers with the education, employment, and retirement support they deserve.
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Ensure Servicemembers Can Afford Housing—Restore Full BAH
Our troops don’t get to choose where they serve—but they should always be able to afford a home. Tell Congress to restore full Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) and support military families.
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Urge Lawmakers to Resume CFPB Operations for Servicemembers
Contact your representative and urge them to support the continued work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in conducting supervisory examinations for the Military Lending Act (MLA) and resuming work in the Office of Servicemember Affairs, which protects military families from predatory financial practices.
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Share Your Story: Tell MOAA About Your Recent PCS Move
Did you use the new Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) program for your recent PCS, or make a Personally Procured (do-it-yourself) Move? Please share your experience.
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Stand with Our Wounded Warriors: Advocate for the Major Richard Star Act
Contact your representative and senators and urge them to support the Major Richard Star Act, which would authorize combat-injured veterans to receive their full DoD retirement pay earned for years of service and their full VA disability compensation for lifelong injury.
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Urge Your Representative to Cosponsor the Support Military Families Act
Contact your representative and urge them to cosponsor the Support Military Families Act to ensure military spouses who work for the federal government can keep their jobs and support their servicemembers and families.
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Parity for Surviving Spouses: Increase Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
Bipartisan legislation in the House (H.R. 680) would align Dependency and Indemnity Compensation payments with other federal survivor benefits. Ask your legislators to show their support and make a long-overdue correction to this injustice.
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Love Lives On: Protect Surviving Spouses’ Right to Remarry
Contact your representative and senators and urge them to support the Love Lives On Act to secure the right for surviving military spouses to remarry at any age and retain their benefits.
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Share Your Story: Have TRICARE Pharmacy Network Changes Impacted You?
Will you be impacted when community pharmacies leave the TRICARE network? Please share your story.
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Support Leave Parity for USPHS Servicemembers
MOAA is committed to addressing parity gaps in U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps benefits and personnel policy. Please join us in urging members of Congress to support legislation that would align USPHS Commissioned Corps leave policy with that of the other uniformed services.
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Support IVF Parity for Military Families
The IVF for Military Families Act would require TRICARE to cover assisted reproductive technology, including IVF, for active duty servicemembers and their families. Urge your lawmakers to support this effort to give military families the same options as those that they have sworn to serve and protect.
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Improve OB-GYN Access for Military Families
The TRICARE OBGYN Treatment and Access without Lags in Care Act (TOTAL Care Act) would launch a five-year pilot program allowing TRICARE Prime beneficiaries to receive obstetrical and gynecological care without a referral. Tell your lawmakers to support this effort to reduce delays and strengthen access within the TRICARE benefit.
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Lend Your Support for the MOAA-Backed Bill to Support Military Sexual Trauma Survivors
Contact your representative and senators and urge them to support the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act to improve essential care and services in the Veterans Health Administration and ensure greater assistance when military sexual trauma (MST) survivors are applying for disability benefits through the Veterans Benefits Administration.
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