The National Legislative Council is a 535-member group of Legionnaires that have been designated to serve as direct liaisons to every member of the U.S. Congress.  Members of the Legislative...

From protecting borders and Capitals to delivering pandemic aid and supporting local law enforcement, members of our National Guard and Reserve have been challenged over the past two years like never before. Yet despite serving along Active Components, they are denied...

 In the summer of 2021, our soldiers and Marines heroically evacuated tens of thousands of Afghan allies who fought with us against the Taliban. Now it's time for Congress to honor this nation's promise to our Afghan allies with real and lasting safety through the...

Immigrants have served and defended our great nation since the revolutionary war. Citizenship for service is a privilege that every noncitizen veteran and servicemember should be granted for their honorable service. However, some face deportation because they are unable to...

Our most sacred responsibility as a nation, and as veterans is to care for our fellow men and women who have served this nation with honor. The American Legion has long had a "Buddy Check Week," asking our Legionnaires to conduct veteran outreach as part of their daily...

Right now, VA deducts the retirement pay of veterans with a disability rating of less than 50%. These veterans who have been forced into medical retirement are being penalized for their injuries, and there is no excuse for it. Disability compensation and retirement pay are...

Those who made the Greatest Generation truly great are nearly gone. According to VA’s 2022 statistics, of the 16 million U.S. veterans who served during World War II, less than two hundred thousand remain. Most of these veterans are already using VA services – The...