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MOAA’s Legislative Priorities for the 119th Congress
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Military Housing
MOAA seeks to improve funding and condition transparency for unaccompanied housing by requiring an annual, publicly available report, which will highlight areas that require the most attention from both DoD and Congress. |
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Retirees/VeteranToxic Exposure
MOAA will focus on capitalizing on our recently released report, Ending the Wait for Toxic-Exposed Veterans, to advocate for veterans exposed to toxic materials during their service. |
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Spouse Employment
Rates of unemployment for military spouses continue to be four to five times higher than the national average. This persistent challenge requires not only providing education and employment resources for spouses, but also incentivizing businesses to hire someone who will likely move in two to three years. |
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Access to Care
MOAA seeks a digital MHS assistance platform allowing beneficiaries to report access-to-care challenges and receive help navigating the MHS, including reporting requirements to increase visibility on barriers to access so fixable issues can be addressed. |
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Support for Caregivers
MOAA strongly supports the reintroduction and enactment of the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act. This legislation acknowledges caregivers’ invaluable contributions while addressing the significant economic and emotional burdens they face. |
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Persistent Efforts
MOAA will always advocate for some issues until they are addressed. Among these are concurrent receipt for combat wounded (Major Richard Star Act), Arlington National Cemetery access, and cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). MOAA will also continually monitor certain issues and will immediately mobilize the entire association, our membership, and VSO/MSO allies to ensure these issues are not negatively impacted. These issues include:
MOAA will always advocate for some issues until they are addressed. Among these are concurrent receipt for combat wounded (Major Richard Star Act), Arlington National Cemetery access, and cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). MOAA will also continually monitor certain issues and will immediately mobilize the entire association, our membership, and VSO/MSO allies to ensure these issues are not negatively impacted. These issues include:
- Decrements to scheduled pay increases.
- New TRICARE or TRICARE Pharmacy Program fees.
- TRICARE cost-sharing increases that exceed military retired pay COLA or TRICARE Pharmacy Program cost sharing that exceeds common industry practice.
- Unequal decrements of compensation and benefits based on rank, age, family composition, retirement status, or disability benefits.
MOAA’s Legislative Action Center
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Michigan Commanders Group
The Michigan Commanders Group is the coalition of Michigan's Congressionally Chartered Veterans Service Organizations. Collectively, these organizations represent Michigan's 550,000+ veterans and their families, and have been the state's leader in successfully advocating for this population for nearly 100 years.
The Defense-State Liaison Office
The Defense-State Liaison Office (DSLO) works with state policymakers to change laws and policies to improve military family well-being. Each year, the DSLO focuses on key priorities. For each priority, the Military State Policy Source website provides background information, official Defense Department data and status updates on relevant information across states.
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