Legislative Action Center Throughout the course of the 2021 Legislative Awareness Week (LAW), our Military and Government Relations Team unveiled 20+ advocacy campaigns on our Legislative Action Center. Each campaign consists of an AFSA supported piece of legislation and/or target area for this year's NDAA. While Saturday symbolized the final day of the LAW 2021, it is not the final day for you to contact your elected officials in support of each of the campaigns that impacts you, your family, your fellow Airmen, and/or your loved ones. Below are the campaigns that are currently located on our Action Center. Please take no more than 5-10 minutes to scan through each of the campaigns and click on the custom links provided below. Support the Reducing Barriers for Military Voters Act! This legislation places UOCAVA active-duty service members in a better position to have their ballots accepted when they vote. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88419/respond Support a more adequate BAH! To contact your elected officials in support of a more sufficient Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) for service members and their families in this year's NDAA, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88420/respond Support the Military Hunger Prevention Act! This legislation would create a basic needs allowance to help service members who are struggling to provide food for themselves and their families. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88425/respond Support the G&R Incentive Pay Parity Act! This legislation would require that a special bonus or incentive pay for a member of the reserve component is the same as a member in the regular component of that Armed Force. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88430/respond Secure a 2.7% Pay-Raise! To contact your elected officials in support of a 2.7% pay-raise, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/71707/respond Protect the MilTA Program! To contact your elected officials asking for an increase in funding for the MilTA program at a level sufficient to meet an increase in demand and steadily rising tuition costs, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88433/respond Fully Fund Impact Aid! The Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act would fully fund impact aid for the first time since 1969. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88442/respond Support the G&R GI Bill Parity Act! This legislation would expand eligibility for the Post-9/11 GI Bill by adjusting the type of service that entitles a member of the Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard to such assistance. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88430/respond Support expanding TRICARE coverage for cranial remolding helmets! To contact your elected officials on this AFSA supported measure, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88455/respond Support the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act! This legislation would allow a dependent up to the age of 26 to be covered under the TRICARE program without an additional premium; regardless of whether they are eligible to enroll in an employer sponsored plan. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88456/respond Support the Healthcare for Our Troops Act! This legislation would provide no-fee healthcare for members of the Guard and Reserve through TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) and fix the parity gap for retirees receiving retirement pay due to deployment credits by extending eligibility for TRICARE upon receipt of retirement pay. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88457/respond Support the TRICARE Select Restoration Act! This legislation would eliminate TRICARE Select enrollment fees for veterans who retired prior to 2018. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88459/respond Support the TRICARE Fairness for G&R Retirees Act! This legislation would align eligibility for TRICARE health coverage with the age at which personnel of the Retired Reserve (former G&R members) begin receiving retired pay. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88461/respond Support the Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act! This legislation would allow an employer a WOTC for hiring the spouse or domestic partner of a member of the Armed Forces and create a flexible spending arrangement that permits service members to pay for childcare on a pretax basis. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88463/respond Support the Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act! This legislation would direct the forgiveness or offset of an overpayment of retired pay to a surviving spouse of a veteran. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88465/respond Support the Military Child Care Expansion Act! This legislation would establish a new stream of funding to modernize CDCs, expand childcare capacity for military families via pilot-public partnerships, and expand financial assistance for service members who hire in-home childcare providers. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88481/respond Support the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act! This is one of the three concurrent receipt measures supported by AFSA. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88573/respond Support the Retired Pay Restoration Act! This is one of the three concurrent receipt measures supported by AFSA. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88574/respond Support the Major Richard Star Act! This is one of the three concurrent receipt measures supported by AFSA. To contact your elected officials in support of this bill, please visit https://www.votervoice.net/AFSA/campaigns/88513/respond If you have any questions, please reach out to AFSA's Policy Advisor, Matthew Schwartzman, at mschwartzman@hqafsa.org.
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