MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA for MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Improvements to favorable taxation of military and veterans' benefits. H.R. 2912 and S. 1802, expanding the WOTC to include military spouses.

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Government Printing Office (GPO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Guard; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Army, Dept of (Other); Defense, Dept of (DOD); President of the U.S.; U.S. Marines; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of the Secretary of Defense; Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: S. 1802 (116th), H.R. 2912 (116th)

Defense DEF

Improvements in uniformed personnel programs, compensation and benefits. H.R. 553, eliminating the widows tax on military survivors; H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2384, improvements to military housing; H.R. 2406, aligning NOAA authorities with Title 10 authorities; H.R. 4870, personnel and compensation improvements for commissioned officers in the Public Health Service; H. Res. 107, creating a congressional fellowship for Gold Star families; S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act; S. 1229, military housing reforms; S. 2797, parole in place for immigrant servicemembers; S. 2845, improvements to FAIR leave act for military families; S. 2679, immigration reforms for military families; S. 703, improvements to military housing; S. 2629, establishing a reserve corps of commissioned Public Health Service officers; S. 2297, personnel and compensation improvements in the Coast Guard reauthorization act; S. 2829, aligning NOAA authorities with Title 10 authorities.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); U.S. Marines; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of the Secretary of Defense; Natl Guard; Government Printing Office (GPO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Air Force, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 4870 (116th), H.Res. 107 (116th), H.R. 553 (116th), S. 1790 (116th), S. 2679 (116th), S. 1229 (116th), S. 703 (116th), H.R. 2406 (116th), S. 2797 (116th), S. 2297 (116th), H.R. 2384 (116th), S. 2629 (116th), S. 2845 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 2829 (116th)

Veterans VET

Improving benefits for survivors of deceased servicemembers and to restore and improve veterans' benefits. H.R. 2846, Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services; H.R. 4588, modernizing VA's record management; H.R. 2752, VA newborn emergency treatment act; H.R. 3036, improvements to VA medical facilities for women veterans; H.R. 4096, improving oversight of women veterans care; H.R. 3504, adaptive housing rules for disabled veterans; H.R. 4360, VA overpayment accountability; H.R. 592, fraud protection improvements for veterans; H.R. 1030, veteran spouses equal treatment; H.R. 4165, a report on veterans receiving VA benefits, broken down by sex and minority status; H.R. 4183, a GAO study on disability benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve; H.R. 628, WINGMAN Act; H.R. 1424, Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act; H.R. 1911, improvements to eligibility for VA benefits for survivors and remarried spouses; H.R. 3224, Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 2227, amending SCRA to authorize spouses of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness or die while in military service to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles; H.R. 3495, VA suicide prevention grants; H.R. 4356, amending SCRA to allow certain individuals to terminate contracts; H.R. 3530, improvements to licensure and employment requirements for VA medical providers; H.R. 4771, authorization for appellants in disability compensation cases to appear at hearings via Skype; H.R. 4852, improvements to GI and VA education benefits; H.R. 3996, changes to design-build construction rules for VA facilities; H.R. 2997, to ensure that certain veterans receive in-patient psychiatric care provided by the VA; H.R. 2333, GAO report on the responsibilities, workload, training, and vacancy rates of suicide prevention coordinators at the VA; H.R. 1158, consolidated appropriations bill; H.R. 1865, consolidated appropriations bill; H.R. 4305, PAWS for veterans therapy act.

Contacted: Natl Guard; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Marines; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Navy, Dept of; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); President of the U.S.; Office of the Secretary of Defense; SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Government Printing Office (GPO); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Other); Veterans Employment & Training Service

Bills named: H.R. 4096 (116th), H.R. 4771 (116th), H.R. 4165 (116th), H.R. 3036 (116th), H.R. 1424 (116th), H.R. 2752 (116th), H.R. 4305 (116th), H.R. 1865 (116th), H.R. 628 (116th), H.R. 2227 (116th), H.R. 1158 (116th), H.R. 3504 (116th), H.R. 3495 (116th), H.R. 1030 (116th), H.R. 4588 (116th), H.R. 3224 (116th), H.R. 3996 (116th), H.R. 592 (116th), H.R. 2846 (116th), H.R. 3530 (116th), H.R. 4183 (116th), H.R. 2997 (116th), H.R. 1911 (116th), H.R. 4360 (116th), H.R. 4356 (116th), H.R. 4852 (116th), H.R. 2333 (116th)