MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA for MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Defense DEF

Improvements in uniformed services personnel, compensation, and benefits programs. H.R. 303 concurrent receipt; H.R. 333 concurrent receipt; H.R. 406 replacing military medals; H.R. 1560 amends FMLA to entitle leave because of death of son or daughter; H.R. 1928 permanent appropriation for death gratuity during government shutdown; H.R. 3011 final month's pay for survivors; H.R. 3897 Gold Star Family installation access; S. 66 concurrent receipt; S. 528 amends FMLA to entitle leave because of death of son or daughter; S. 2088 Gold Star Family installation access; P.L. 115-90, continuing appropriations; H.R. 4633 use tuition assistance for apprenticeships.

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

Bills named: H.R. 333 (115th), H.R. 3897 (115th), S. 66 (115th), H.R. 303 (115th), H.R. 1928 (115th), H.R. 4633 (115th), S. 2088 (115th), H.R. 3011 (115th), H.R. 406 (115th), H.R. 1560 (115th), S. 528 (115th)

Veterans VET

Improvements in veterans and survivor benefits. H.R. 92 CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act; H.R. 411 Veteran Suicide Prevention; H.R. 809 Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region; H.R. 814 allow estate of deceased veteran to receive certain benefits; H.R. 846 widows tax repeal; H.R. 888 to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans; H.R. 1112 authorize the transfer of unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to additional dependents upon the death of the originally designated dependent; H.R. 1212 increase in funeral benefits; H.R. 1328 automatic COLA for veterans benefits; H.R. 1329 COLA for veterans benefits; H.R. 1390 authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization; H.R. 1495 change the effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 1625 consolidated appropriations; H.R. 1956 increase the amounts of educational assistance payable under Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program; H.R. 2345 Federal Communications Commission to study the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline; H.R. 2346 to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. Has implications for survivors up to 2 years after death of service member; H.R. 2421 to amend the definition of the word "spouse"; H.R. 3370 extend Yellow Ribbon program to Sgt. Fry recipients; H.R. 4106 DIC increase; H.R. 4242 VA community care; H.R. 4508 PROSPER Act; S. 242 allow congressional staff access to VA applications; S. 319 establish a VA center of excellence for burn pits; S. 339 widows tax repeal; S. 342 Gold Star Family stamp; S. 410 extend Yellow Ribbon program to Sgt. Fry recipients; S. 423 CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; S. 624 to let servicemembers terminate TV and phone contracts while deployed; S. 1072 to help homeless veterans; S. 1330 to authorize a dependent to transfer Post-9/11 Educational Assistance in cases in which the dependent received entitlement from an individual who subsequently died; S. 1598 to improve GI Bill benefits; S. 1990 DIC increase; S. 2038 presumption of exposure to certain veterans; S. 2097 improve the administration of state homes providing care to veterans; S. 2105 to modify the presumption of service connection; S. 2107 to report major adverse personnel actions involving health care employees at the VA; S. 2131 VA to furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children; S. 2184 VA community care; S. 2193 VA community care; S. 2247 clarifying rules for VA headstones; S. 2247 VA burial improvements; S. 2248 improving GI Bill benefits; S. 2294 Protecting Veterans from Predatory Lending; S. 2304 improve the processing of veterans benefits; S. 2341 VA accountability; P.L. 114-158 changing burial rules.

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

Bills named: S. 319 (115th), S. 410 (115th), S. 2107 (115th), H.R. 809 (115th), H.R. 1495 (115th), H.R. 846 (115th), S. 2341 (115th), S. 2193 (115th), H.R. 1112 (115th), S. 2097 (115th), H.R. 1212 (115th), H.R. 2346 (115th), S. 624 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), S. 2038 (115th), S. 1990 (115th), S. 2105 (115th), S. 2131 (115th), H.R. 1329 (115th), S. 1072 (115th), H.R. 1956 (115th), H.R. 1328 (115th), H.R. 4242 (115th), S. 1598 (115th), H.R. 92 (115th), H.R. 4106 (115th), S. 2247 (115th), H.R. 4508 (115th), H.R. 814 (115th), H.R. 3370 (115th), H.R. 411 (115th), S. 1330 (115th), S. 2184 (115th), S. 2294 (115th), S. 423 (115th), S. 2304 (115th), S. 242 (115th), H.R. 1390 (115th), H.R. 2345 (115th), S. 339 (115th), S. 2248 (115th), H.R. 888 (115th), S. 342 (115th), H.R. 2421 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1317 and S. 492, allowing Guard and Reservists to max out civilian IRAs and federal TSP;

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

Bills named: H.R. 1317 (115th), S. 492 (115th)