IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC. for IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INC

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Implementation of the Honoring Our PACT Act (Public Law No: 117-168) Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits Improvement Act Supporting the Resilience of Our Nations Great (STRONG) Veterans Act of 2022 (H.R.6411) Honoring All Veterans Act (H.R.2806/S.1313) and conversations with Congress and VA on changing VA motto Discussions regarding National Guard and Reserve Component benefits parity Implementation of the Deborah Sampson Act and women veterans policy Implementation of the Mac Thornberry NDAA for Fiscal Year 2022 and military justice provisions; discussions on additional military justice provisions/crimes within the 2023 NDAA Discussions regarding the reauthorization of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Women Veterans Task Force Afghan Adjustment Act (S.4787/H.R.8685) and policies regarding resettling of Afghan refugees Afghan War Commission status and personnel Expanding Veterans Options for Long Term Care Act (S.4169) DoD communications plan amendment to the 2023 NDAA Building Solutions for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness Act (S.2172) and Veterans homelessness policy Major Richard Star Act (H.R.1282) VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act (H.R.2916/S.1467) Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act (S.1183) Fully Informed Veteran Act (H.R.3601) Safe Banking Act of 2021 (H.R.1996/S.910) College Transparency Act (H.R.2030/S.839)

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 4169 (117th), H.R. 3601 (117th), H.R. 1282 (117th), H.R. 2030 (117th), H.R. 1996 (117th), S. 1313 (117th), H.R. 6411 (117th), S. 1183 (117th), H.R. 2916 (117th), S. 1467 (117th), S. 910 (117th), S. 4787 (117th), S. 839 (117th), H.R. 8685 (117th), S. 2172 (117th), H.R. 2806 (117th)