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National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to treat full-time National Guard duty performed in response to the national emergency with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) as a period of not shorter than 90 days (i.e., the threshold usually required for eligibility for certain retirement and education benefits). Members of Congress are excluded and must deploy for not fewer than 90 days to receive similar benefits eligibility.
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H.R. 333, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 663, Burn Pits Accountability Act; H.R. 847, A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019; H.R. 4710, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act; H.R. 5995, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6072, Coast Guard Retirement Parity Act; H.R. 6148, TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act; H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 6489, To improve military family readiness.; H.R. 6573, Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act of 2020; H.R. 6574, PANORAMA Act of 2020; H.R. 6957, National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act; H.R. 6958, A bill to provide that the unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year. ; H.R. 7112, Military Spouse Career Education Act; H.R. 7176, Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020; S. 21, A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations.; S. 191, Burn Pits Accountability Act; S. 2297, A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2981, A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 3432, Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020; S. 3979, TRICARE Prescription Relief Act; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; P.L. 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; Exercise every measure within your authority to provide the Services with the guidance and resources needed to ensure care and support to every military member and family adversely affected by the Stop Movement Order; Urge bipartisan immigration solutions that strengthen our national security, enhance our military readiness, and support immigrant service members and their families; Request that Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper activate all members of the National Guard under Title 32 federal orders for COVID-19 support; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Remove the supervision requirement from Rule 1A:8. This requirement unnecessarily stigmatizes military spouse attorneys and prevents them from gaining meaningful employment while serving alongside their servicemember in Virginia; Provide the necessary resources and financial support needed to allow USPS to continue its essential role of delivering critical services during this national emergency; Extend Reserve and National Guard members past 90 days to ensure access to Post 9/11 GI Bill and early retirement credit benefits; Repeal of the requirement for those retiring from military service to wait 180 days before entering DoD civil service General Schedule (GS) positions for GS13 and below.; Click2Go Expansion during COVID-19 pandemic; Efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue investigations of United States service members and associated personnel for alleged war crimes related to Afghanistan.; Investing in Impact Aid during COVID-19 pandemic; Impact of COVID-19 on military commissaries; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Military Spouse Employment and Underemployment Report; MOAA Military Spouse Initiatives; Inclusion of FSA report language in FY2021 NDAA; Advocate for full government funding for FY2021; SCRA Protections for Activated National Guard Service Members; National Guard and Reserve Survivor Benefits; SCRA and Exception to Policy process; SCRA, Title 50 U.S.C. 3955 and Title 50 U.S.C. 3956; Gray-Area Reservists; MTF restructuring and medical billet cuts; Delay for Jan 2021 TRICARE Select Retiree enrollment fee; FSAs and premium conversions; TRICARE doula coverage.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 22, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, Vice President of the U.S.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 333, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 663, Burn Pits Accountability Act; H.R. 847, A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019; H.R. 4710, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act; H.R. 5995, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6072, Coast Guard Retirement Parity Act; H.R. 6148, TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act; H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 6489, To improve military family readiness.; H.R. 6573, Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act of 2020; H.R. 6574, PANORAMA Act of 2020; H.R. 6957, National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act; H.R. 6958, A bill to provide that the unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year. ; H.R. 7112, Military Spouse Career Education Act; H.R. 7176, Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020; S. 21, A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations.; S. 191, Burn Pits Accountability Act; S. 2297, A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2981, A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 3432, Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020; S. 3979, TRICARE Prescription Relief Act; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; P.L. 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; Exercise every measure within your authority to provide the Services with the guidance and resources needed to ensure care and support to every military member and family adversely affected by the Stop Movement Order; Urge bipartisan immigration solutions that strengthen our national security, enhance our military readiness, and support immigrant service members and their families; Request that Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper activate all members of the National Guard under Title 32 federal orders for COVID-19 support; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Remove the supervision requirement from Rule 1A:8. This requirement unnecessarily stigmatizes military spouse attorneys and prevents them from gaining meaningful employment while serving alongside their servicemember in Virginia; Provide the necessary resources and financial support needed to allow USPS to continue its essential role of delivering critical services during this national emergency; Extend Reserve and National Guard members past 90 days to ensure access to Post 9/11 GI Bill and early retirement credit benefits; Repeal of the requirement for those retiring from military service to wait 180 days before entering DoD civil service General Schedule (GS) positions for GS13 and below.; Click2Go Expansion during COVID-19 pandemic; Efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue investigations of United States service members and associated personnel for alleged war crimes related to Afghanistan.; Investing in Impact Aid during COVID-19 pandemic; Impact of COVID-19 on military commissaries; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Military Spouse Employment and Underemployment Report; MOAA Military Spouse Initiatives; Inclusion of FSA report language in FY2021 NDAA; Advocate for full government funding for FY2021; SCRA Protections for Activated National Guard Service Members; National Guard and Reserve Survivor Benefits; SCRA and Exception to Policy process; SCRA, Title 50 U.S.C. 3955 and Title 50 U.S.C. 3956; Gray-Area Reservists; MTF restructuring and medical billet cuts; Delay for Jan 2021 TRICARE Select Retiree enrollment fee; FSAs and premium conversions; TRICARE doula coverage.
Client expense: $507,652 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, Vice President of the U.S.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 333, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 663, Burn Pits Accountability Act; H.R. 847, A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019; H.R. 4710, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act; H.R. 5995, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6072, Coast Guard Retirement Parity Act; H.R. 6148, TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act; H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 6489, To improve military family readiness.; H.R. 6573, Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act of 2020; H.R. 6574, PANORAMA Act of 2020; H.R. 6957, National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act; H.R. 6958, A bill to provide that the unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year. ; H.R. 7112, Military Spouse Career Education Act; H.R. 7176, Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020; S. 21, A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations.; S. 191, Burn Pits Accountability Act; S. 2297, A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2981, A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 3432, Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020; S. 3979, TRICARE Prescription Relief Act; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; P.L. 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; Exercise every measure within your authority to provide the Services with the guidance and resources needed to ensure care and support to every military member and family adversely affected by the Stop Movement Order; Urge bipartisan immigration solutions that strengthen our national security, enhance our military readiness, and support immigrant service members and their families; Request that Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper activate all members of the National Guard under Title 32 federal orders for COVID-19 support; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Remove the supervision requirement from Rule 1A:8. This requirement unnecessarily stigmatizes military spouse attorneys and prevents them from gaining meaningful employment while serving alongside their servicemember in Virginia; Provide the necessary resources and financial support needed to allow USPS to continue its essential role of delivering critical services during this national emergency; Extend Reserve and National Guard members past 90 days to ensure access to Post 9/11 GI Bill and early retirement credit benefits; Repeal of the requirement for those retiring from military service to wait 180 days before entering DoD civil service General Schedule (GS) positions for GS13 and below.; Click2Go Expansion during COVID-19 pandemic; Efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue investigations of United States service members and associated personnel for alleged war crimes related to Afghanistan.; Investing in Impact Aid during COVID-19 pandemic; Impact of COVID-19 on military commissaries; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Military Spouse Employment and Underemployment Report; MOAA Military Spouse Initiatives; Inclusion of FSA report language in FY2021 NDAA; Advocate for full government funding for FY2021; SCRA Protections for Activated National Guard Service Members; National Guard and Reserve Survivor Benefits; SCRA and Exception to Policy process; SCRA, Title 50 U.S.C. 3955 and Title 50 U.S.C. 3956; Gray-Area Reservists; MTF restructuring and medical billet cuts; Delay for Jan 2021 TRICARE Select Retiree enrollment fee; FSAs and premium conversions; TRICARE doula coverage.
Client expense: $507,652 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, Vice President of the U.S.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Veterans: House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees
Supported letter to Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Tester, Chairman Takano, and Ranking Member Roe requesting an immediate increase of 25% for catastrophically disabled veterans who receive Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)/Aid and Attendance (A&A) benefit to cover the increased costs of PPE for their caregivers.
Supported letter to Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Tester, Chairman Takano, and Ranking Member Roe outlining our 16 priorities and recommendations for the COVID19 relief packages.
Supported letter to Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Tester, Chairman Takano, and Ranking Member Roe expressing our support for H.R. 6957, National Guard 5 COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act that directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to treat a period of full-time National Guard duty as not shorter than 90 days when performed in response to the COVID-19 national emergency proclamation dated March 13, 2020.
Veterans: Department of Veterans Affairs
Supported a letter urging Secretary Wilkie to hold for-profit colleges targeting student veterans accountable under 38 USC 3696 for their predatory practices.
Postal: Senate and House
Signed letter to Sen McConnell, Sen Schumer, Rep Pelosi, Rep McCarthy urging support to ensure there is no disruption in U.S. Postal Service (USPS) during this critical time. The USPS is providing essential services to many Americans, including members of the military and veteran communities.
Veterans: Department of Veterans Affairs
Supported a letter urging Secretary Wilkie to hold for-profit colleges targeting student veterans accountable under 38 USC 3696 for their predatory practices.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
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-- GEN Carter F. Ham, USA, Retired, President and CEO, Association of the United States Army discussed Total Army readiness, modernization, people first programs and reform initiatives with Mr. John Bonsell, Majority Staff Director, Senate Armed Services Committee. (1 April 2020)
-- GEN Carter F. Ham, USA, Retired, President and CEO, Association of the United States Army discussed Total Army readiness, modernization, people first programs and reform initiatives with Ms. Elizabeth King, Minority Staff Director, Senate Armed Services Committee. (8 April 2020)
-The Association of the United States Army joined other military associations and sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committees (Moran/Tester/Takano/Roe)on securing benefits for families of the Reserve Component supporting COVID-19. (23 April 2020)
--The Association of the United States Army sent a letter to Rep. Mac Thornberry, (R-TX) and Rep. Trent Kelly, (R-MS) offering support for their Military Family Readiness initiative.(27 April 2020)
--Mr. Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the United States Army corresponded with Ms. Jennie Wright, Professional Staff Member, Senate Armed Services Committee on AUSAs support for keeping commanders as the convening authority in the UCMJ. (30 April 2020)
--LTG Guy Swan, USA, Retired, Vice President for Education, Association of the United States Army discussed the Shadow UCMJ Advisory Committee Report and the important role of commanders as the convening authority in the UCMJ with Ms. Jennie Wright, Professional Staff Member, Senate Armed Services Committee. (30 April 2020)
--The Association of the United States Army joined other military associations and sent a letter to the leadership of the House Ways and Means Committee (Neal/Brady) and the Senate Finance Committee (Grassley/Wyden) offering support for H.R. 5876 and S.1802, The Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act. (6 May 2020)
--The Association of the United States Army sent a letter to members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (Blackburn/Blumenthal/Duckworth/Fischer/Inhofe/Peters/Reed/Scott/Sullivan/Wicker) to offer support for an expert study to determine the impact of the Ligado Networks proposal on the GPS. (18 May 2020)
--Mr. Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the United States Army corresponded with Mr. Joel Bailey, Chief of Staff, and Mr. Matthew Manning, Legislative Director, in the Office of Rep. Jimmy Panetta, (D-CA), recommending that H.R. 6957, The National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act be amended to reflect support for both the National Guard and Reserve. (2-3 June 2020)
--Mr. Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the United States Army offered support to Sen. John Cornyn, (R-TX), Sen. Tammy Duckworth, (D-IL) and Rep. Will Hurd, (R-TX) for S. 3776 and H.R. 7101, The Elaine M. Checketts Military Families Act of 2020. (4 June 2020)
--Mr. Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the United States Army offered support to Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, (MP-At Large) for H.R. 7112, The Military Spouse Career Education Act. (4 June 2020)
--The Association of the United States Army joined other military associations and sent a letter to the leadership of the House Armed Services Committees (Smith/Thornberry) and the House Veterans Affairs Committee (Takano/Roe) offering support for H.R. 6957, The National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act and recommending that they amend the legislation to reflect support for both the National Guard and Reserve. (10 June 2020)
--The Association of the United States Army offered support to Sen. Jacky Rosen, (D-NV) and Rep. Anthony Brown, (D-MD) on S.3900 and H.R. 661, The PROMOTES Act. (10 June 2020)
--The Association of the United States Army contacted members of the House Armed Services Committee and the Army Caucus seeking support for H.R.906 The Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal (June 2020)
----The Association of the United States Army contacted members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, the Army Caucus and the House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees seeking support for H.R. 3138 and S. 633, The 6888th Central Postal Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act. (June 2020)
Client expense: $107,885 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 333, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 663, Burn Pits Accountability Act; H.R. 847, A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019; H.R. 4710, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act; H.R. 5995, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6072, Coast Guard Retirement Parity Act; H.R. 6148, TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act; H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 6489, To improve military family readiness.; H.R. 6573, Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act of 2020; H.R. 6574, PANORAMA Act of 2020; H.R. 6957, National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act; H.R. 6958, A bill to provide that the unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year. ; H.R. 7112, Military Spouse Career Education Act; H.R. 7176, Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020; S. 21, A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations.; S. 191, Burn Pits Accountability Act; S. 2297, A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2981, A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 3432, Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020; S. 3979, TRICARE Prescription Relief Act; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; P.L. 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; Exercise every measure within your authority to provide the Services with the guidance and resources needed to ensure care and support to every military member and family adversely affected by the Stop Movement Order; Urge bipartisan immigration solutions that strengthen our national security, enhance our military readiness, and support immigrant service members and their families; Request that Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper activate all members of the National Guard under Title 32 federal orders for COVID-19 support; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Remove the supervision requirement from Rule 1A:8. This requirement unnecessarily stigmatizes military spouse attorneys and prevents them from gaining meaningful employment while serving alongside their servicemember in Virginia; Provide the necessary resources and financial support needed to allow USPS to continue its essential role of delivering critical services during this national emergency; Extend Reserve and National Guard members past 90 days to ensure access to Post 9/11 GI Bill and early retirement credit benefits; Repeal of the requirement for those retiring from military service to wait 180 days before entering DoD civil service General Schedule (GS) positions for GS13 and below.; Click2Go Expansion during COVID-19 pandemic; Efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue investigations of United States service members and associated personnel for alleged war crimes related to Afghanistan.; Investing in Impact Aid during COVID-19 pandemic; Impact of COVID-19 on military commissaries; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Military Spouse Employment and Underemployment Report; MOAA Military Spouse Initiatives; Inclusion of FSA report language in FY2021 NDAA; Advocate for full government funding for FY2021; SCRA Protections for Activated National Guard Service Members; National Guard and Reserve Survivor Benefits; SCRA and Exception to Policy process; SCRA, Title 50 U.S.C. 3955 and Title 50 U.S.C. 3956; Gray-Area Reservists; MTF restructuring and medical billet cuts; Delay for Jan 2021 TRICARE Select Retiree enrollment fee; FSAs and premium conversions; TRICARE doula coverage.
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, Vice President of the U.S.