Letters to Congress
In order to gather support for certain legislation or bills that are introduced, we write letters of support for that legislation. We may endorse it completely or we may suggest ways that the bill can be modified to better support uniformed service members and their families. We encourage you to write your members of Congress or your state legislature to support issues that you feel are important. Your voice counts! To find out who your members of Congress are visit http://thomas.loc.gov - click on House of Representatives in the left column and enter your zip code or click on Senate and find your state.
Copies of letters the Association sends in support of Congressional or State legislation can be accessed below.
Current Congress
May 4, 2012Joint letter with the National Partnership for Women and Families to the Department of Labor in response to their proposed regulations to the Military Leave provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (More)
April 4, 2012Our Association strongly supports the “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps Amendments Act of 2012.” This legislation, through the programs and provisions it authorizes, would enhance the quality of life of the officers and their families of the NOAA Commissioned Corps. (More)
April 3, 2012The National Military Family Association greatly appreciates your sponsorship of S. 2121 which ensures National Guard and Reserve members receive the full amount of leave benefits they were promised under the Post Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence (PSMRA) Program. (More)
April 3, 2012We want to thank you for raising your concern about the costs over age 65 military retirees already incur to remain eligible for TRICARE for Life (TFL) coverage. Your support of members of the Armed Services, military retirees, veterans, and their families was certainly demonstrated by your comments made during the recent Personnel Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services hearing. (More)
December 9, 2011The National Military Family Association has long been an advocate for benefits and programs that strengthen and protect Uniformed Services families and reflect the Nation’s respect for their service. We are grateful for your support of military service members, their families, and survivors. We appreciate your work as you conference the Fiscal Year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act. In this letter we would like to highlight areas that we champion on behalf of military families. (More)
November 29, 2011Our Association is strongly opposed to the consolidation of the Commissary and Exchange systems and to the elimination of the 1.3 billion dollars in appropriated funds for the Commissary. If consolidation of the commissaries and exchanges is allowed to take place, the $300 million earned to pay for MWR programs that support critical quality of life programs could go away. (More)
November 29, 2011Our Association does not support Senator McCain’s proposed amendment SA 1230, which would tie future military health care fees to an overall health care cost growth. Our proposal is that any fee increase be no greater than the percentage increase in the retiree cost of living adjustment (COLA). (More)
Previous Congress
July 31, 2009The National Military Family Association wrote a letter to Congressman Whitfield supporting the Community Covenant initiative of the Secretary of the Army. (More)
July 22, 2009The National Military Family Association wrote a letter to Senators Schumer and Bennett supporting the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act. (More)
July 21, 2009The National Military Family Association wrote a letter to Senators Nelson and Graham supporting the requirement to report on judicial cases involving child custody disputes in which the service of a deployed or deploying member of the armed forces. (More)
July 13, 2009The National Military Family Association wrote a letter to Senator Bennet supporting the "The Military Family Nutrition Protection Act of 2009". (More)
July 13, 2009The National Military Family Association wrote a letter to Senator Boxer supporting the provision to extend Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSA) to military service members including active duty Selected Reserve members. (More)
State
April 30, 2012In this letter, the Association urges Governor Abercrombie to sign the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act (UMOVA) into law. UMOVA will help states meet the requirements of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act of 2009, and expand these important protections and benefits at the state and local level.
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March 23, 2012This legislation proposes the consideration of alternative licenses to allow highly trained military spouses to enter the workforce shortly after relocating to California. (More)
January 31, 2012Though considerable progress has been made over the past several years to help military families address their educational concerns, many issues still remain that require state cooperation. To address these transition issues, the Department of Defense, Council of State Governments, and organizations concerned with military children's education created the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Our Association appreciates Georgia passing legislation in 2009 that mirrors some of the Compact’s provisions. Although helpful to the 42,000 military children currently residing in Georgia, unfortunately it does not protect those same military children when they leave the state. (More)
April 1, 2011This legislation proposes the consideration of an alternative licenses to help military spouses become employed more quickly when they relocate to the state of Texas. (More)
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