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MOAA’s New Legislative Action Center

    MOAA's new Legislative Action Center will enable you and other virtual advocates to be more engaged with MOAA's advocacy in Washington, D.C. You may notice some changes at their Legislative Action Center and on individual “Take Action” messages. Their new system is designed to make it even easier to reach out to your lawmakers on these issues, as well as track what MOAA is engaging on in the halls of Congress.  To access the new action center, click here.

   The MOAA Newsletter replaces the weekly email that contained the subjects that were covered here online previously with regard to Legislative issues and Benefits. The MOAA Newsletter is an award-winning member-only e-newsletter subscription to provide information on topics most important to you. Become a MOAA Member today to start receiving your customized issue of The MOAA Newsletter and take advantage of the wide range of benefits that MOAA has to offer.

    This week, the following subjects were among those covered : COLA Uptick, Shutdown Update, and Improving TRICARE Access

    Advocacy in Action 2026 is officially underway, and MOAA needs your voice to help set the stage for their in-person fly-in event in mid-April.

    Each spring, MOAA advocates from across the country come together to support key priorities affecting servicemembers, veterans, their families, and survivors. This year’s campaign will focus on four important initiatives designed to strengthen support for the uniformed services and veteran communities:

   Ø Ending the ‘Wounded Veteran Tax’
The Bill: H.R. 2102/S. 1032: Major Richard Star Act would end an unfair pay offset faced by tens of thousands of combat-injured veterans who lose a dollar of retirement pay for every dollar of VA disability compensation.

    ØProtect Pay of ALL Who Serve During Federal Shutdowns
The Bill: S. 3168: Shutdown Fairness Act would protect the pay of armed forces members (to include Drill Status Reservists) during a federal funding lapse.

    ØProtect Veterans From ‘Claim Sharks’
The Bill: H.R. 1732: GUARD VA Benefits Act.  The Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act would restore criminal penalties for unregulated actors who solicit or receive fees to "help" veterans secure VA benefits.

   ØImprove Access to Care at Military Facilities
The Bill: H.R. 6796: Military CARE Act.  The the Military Care, Access, Reporting and Evaluation (CARE) Act would require a standardized digital platform beneficiaries could use to submit and track access-to-care issues at military treatment facilities.

    On April 15, event participants will meet with lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill for MOAA's annual Advocacy in Action Hill Day, sharing these priorities directly. But, that should not be the first time they hear about them. That is where you come in. MOAA's Hill Day engagements will be stronger when lawmakers have already heard from you, their constituent, back home.

    In the weeks ahead, MOAA will make it easy for you to send messages to your elected officials through our Legislative Action Center. These messages will help demonstrate broad support for the issues our advocates will be discussing in-person on Capitol Hill.

    You can strengthen this effort by taking a few simple steps:

• Watch for Advocacy in Action alerts and take action through MOAA’s Legislative Action Center.
• Share these advocacy opportunities with fellow MOAA members, chapter and council members, and advocates in your personal network.
• Encourage friends, family members, and others in your local community to participate and lend their voices.

    Thank you for standing with MOAA and for helping ensure Congress keeps faith with those who serve and their families.

    See how our Congressional Delegation stand on key bills affecting the military, retirees and survivors.

    MOAA has created a page on their web site for each individual legislator to summarize the information for you in one spot rather than making you sort through cosponsor lists for multiple bills.

Just follow these five steps:

• Visit MOAA's elected officials page.
• Enter your zip code in the box and click "GO" or click "NH" on the map.
• Highlight the "Senate Member" or "House Member" you wish to check on and click "GO".
• Click on the link "Bills" to see their status on MOAA's key bills.
• On the issues that are important to you, click the "send message" link to send a MOAA-suggested message on that topic.

    Want to know who voted for what legislation?  Check to see how our Congressional Delegation voted on anybill!  Visit the Project Vote Smart website, click on "New Hampshire" and "GO".  There you will find a wealth of information at your fingertips not only about Congress, but other federal and state officials as well!!