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Listed are the MOAA Active Campaigns by the Month they were added or updated. We hope that this will be easier for members to track that they are remaining current in "Taking Action" on important legislation.
It is recommended that you check this section monthly and stay current on your support and Never Stop Serving!
You make a big difference by letting your Representatives hear from their constituents.
Advocacy in Action
July 2026
Urge Congress to Pass the Take Care of America's Veterans Act
A comprehensive veterans legislative package would advance more than 20 standalone MOAA-supported bills, bringing reforms the association has championed in the 119th Congress (and in several previous sessions) on behalf of servicemembers, veterans, caregivers, survivors, and their families.
More than 60 provisions in the Take Care of America's Veterans Act address veterans benefits, health care, education, transition assistance, caregiver support, and survivor benefits. Four of these provisions are long-standing priorities for MOAA:
Major Richard Star Act
Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement (3R) Act
Love Lives On Act
Justice for ALS Veterans Act
Add your voice and ask your lawmakers to support swift passage of the Take Care of America's Veterans Act.
Improve Access to Prenatal Care for Military Families
The Improving Access to Prenatal Care for Military Families Act that would create a pilot designating pregnancy as a TRICARE qualifying life event (QLE) allowing beneficiaries to switch from TRICARE Prime to Select (or vice versa) outside of the open enrollment period to ensure they have access to prenatal care that meets their needs.
Ask Your Lawmakers to Support the Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) has played a key role in keeping veteran unemployment rates closer to civilian levels. Originally designed to support “job seekers who have consistently faced barriers to employment,” this definition clearly applies to military spouses, who have faced sustained unemployment rates of 20% or higher for over a decade.
Continuing to offer this tax credit to employers while enhancing the program will ensure the veteran unemployment rate remains low, and expanding this benefit to military spouses will improve financial stability for the currently serving military family and increase military readiness and retention rates.
Please take a moment to write your lawmakers about the importance of continuing this tax credit for veterans and making military spouses a target group for WOTC.
June 2026
Support Duty Status Reform for Members of the National Guard and Reserve
The Duty Status Reform Act (H.R. 6976) streamlines the Pentagon’s ability to place members of the Guard and Reserve on active orders. The delivery of benefits under this new structure will no longer negatively impact the servicemember with respect to the type of housing allowance they receive or the credit they receive toward retirement, and it will enable unit commanders to lead teams without having to distinguish between duty type.
Reinstate TRICARE for Life Coverage of GLP-1 Medications
MOAA is advocating to reverse a 2025 TRICARE policy change that ended coverage of GLP-1 weight-loss medications for retirees on TRICARE For Life (TFL). Unlike cosmetic use, these prescriptions are only approved after strict prior authorization processes that document comorbid medical conditions, lifestyle changes, and failed alternatives.
Many TFL beneficiaries already on treatment report improved outcomes for hypertension, sleep apnea, and pre-diabetes—progress that is at risk. While TRICARE Prime and Select beneficiaries continue to receive coverage, TFL users are being singled out, raising concerns this could set a precedent for future cuts to earned retiree health benefits.
May 2026
Ask Your Lawmakers to Support the Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) has played a key role in keeping veteran unemployment rates closer to civilian levels. Originally designed to support “job seekers who have consistently faced barriers to employment,” this definition clearly applies to military spouses, who have faced sustained unemployment rates of 20% or higher for over a decade.
Continuing to offer this tax credit to employers while enhancing the program will ensure the veteran unemployment rate remains low, and expanding this benefit to military spouses will improve financial stability for the currently serving military family and increase military readiness and retention rates.
Please take a moment to write your lawmakers about the importance of continuing this tax credit for veterans and making military spouses a target group for WOTC.
Support Duty Status Reform for Members of the National Guard and Reserve
The Duty Status Reform Act (H.R. 6976) streamlines the Pentagon’s ability to place members of the Guard and Reserve on active orders. The delivery of benefits under this new structure will no longer negatively impact the servicemember with respect to the type of housing allowance they receive or the credit they receive toward retirement, and it will enable unit commanders to lead teams without having to distinguish between duty type.
Protect USPHS and NOAA Retirees from Future Shutdowns
The Pensions for Retired Uniformed Servicemembers Act (H.R. 8732) would align U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and NOAA Commissioned Corps retirement payments with those of all other uniformed services by drawing them from the Military Retirement Fund rather than discretionary agency budgets. This change would protect approximately 8,000 USPHS and NOAA retirees from future funding lapses, the same protection extended to Coast Guard retirees in FY 2023
Honor Veteran Caregivers - Pass the Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act
The caregivers who provide daily care and support to aging and disabled veterans often sacrifice their own careers, financial stability, and personal well-being to fulfill their vital role. Many veteran caregivers rely on stipends classified as “unearned income,” meaning they lose opportunities to save for retirement or contribute to Social Security. Caregivers also face major hurdles reentering the workforce after years of full-time caregiving, further jeopardizing their financial futures.
The Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act would help close these gaps by providing professional development, employment assistance, and retirement planning specifically tailored for veteran caregivers. This legislation is critical to ensuring caregivers receive the recognition, support, and financial security they have earned through their service to veterans.
April 2026
Enhance Support for Women Veterans
Congress is considering several bipartisan bills that would improve veterans’ benefits, protect service members and families from financial and administrative harm, and ensure fair treatment for those who have served. These proposals address long-standing inequities, modernize outdated systems, and reinforce the government’s commitment to those who wear — and have worn — the uniform.
MOAA urges you to contact your members of Congress and ask them to support and advance the following legislation: H.R. 2717 / S. 1320; H.R. 219; H.R. 6024 / S. 609; H.R. 2201; H.R. 2576 / S. 1245.
Love Lives On: Protect Surviving Spouses’ Right to Remarry
Surviving military spouses who lose their loved ones due to combat, service-related illnesses, or suicide often face a difficult choice: remarry and lose their earned benefits or remain single for financial stability.
Current law revokes benefits if they remarry before age 55, leaving many—especially those with young children—without crucial support. The Love Lives On Act (H.R. 1004/S. 410) ensures surviving spouses can remarry at any age without losing their benefits.
By supporting this legislation, Congress can honor the sacrifices of military families and provide them with the stability they deserve.
FEBRUARY 2026
Urge Congress to Stop Predatory VA Claims Agents and Protect Veterans’ Earned Benefits
Contact your representative and urge them to support the GUARD VA Benefits Act. This legislation restores enforcement authority and criminal penalties for unaccredited individuals and companies that illegally charge veterans and survivors for VA disability claims assistance.
Honor Veteran Caregivers - Pass the Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act
The caregivers who provide daily care and support to aging and disabled veterans often sacrifice their own careers, financial stability, and personal well-being to fulfill their vital role. Many veteran caregivers rely on stipends classified as “unearned income,” meaning they lose opportunities to save for retirement or contribute to Social Security. Caregivers also face major hurdles reentering the workforce after years of full-time caregiving, further jeopardizing their financial futures.
The Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act would help close these gaps by providing professional development, employment assistance, and retirement planning specifically tailored for veteran caregivers. This legislation is critical to ensuring caregivers receive the recognition, support, and financial security they have earned through their service to veterans.
Protect Servicemember Pay During Any Future Shutdown
The Shutdown Fairness Act (S. 3168) ensures members of the armed services, to include the reserve component, receive their pay during any future lapse in appropriations. As written, the bill does not explicitly include members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps or the NOAA Commissioned Corps, who should be added before the bill moves to a vote.
Address MTF Access Problems with the Military CARE Act
Typical military treatment facility (MTF) appointment shortages have been magnified by congressionally directed military health system (MHS) reforms and U.S. health care workforce volatility. This has led to MTF staffing shortages and a surge of patient complaints – the Pentagon’s strategy to stabilize the MHS acknowledges MTFs cannot deliver timely care to patients at all times.
This bipartisan bill would require the Defense Health Agency to establish a digital system that allows beneficiaries to report and track access to care problems. Military families must have a more effective option for reporting access problems — an option that also increases transparency to beneficiary challenges and leads to greater accountability and oversight of the MHS.
March 2026
Address MTF Access Problems with the Military CARE Act
Typical military treatment facility (MTF) appointment shortages have been magnified by congressionally directed military health system (MHS) reforms and U.S. health care workforce volatility. This has led to MTF staffing shortages and a surge of patient complaints – the Pentagon’s strategy to stabilize the MHS acknowledges MTFs cannot deliver timely care to patients at all times.
This bipartisan bill would require the Defense Health Agency to establish a digital system that allows beneficiaries to report and track access to care problems. Military families must have a more effective option for reporting access problems — an option that also increases transparency to beneficiary challenges and leads to greater accountability and oversight of the MHS.
Read Issue Paper
Protect Servicemember Pay During Any Future Shutdown
The Shutdown Fairness Act (S. 3168 / H.R. 7137) ensures members of the armed services, including the reserve component, receive their pay during any future lapse in appropriations. As written, the bill does not explicitly include members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps or the NOAA Commissioned Corps, who should be added before the bill moves to a vote.
Read Issue Paper
Urge Congress to Stop Predatory VA Claims Agents and Protect Veterans’ Earned Benefits
Urge them to support the GUARD VA Benefits Act. This legislation restores enforcement authority and criminal penalties for unaccredited individuals and companies that illegally charge veterans and survivors for VA disability claims assistance.
Read Issue Paper
Stand with Our Wounded Warriors: Advocate for the Major Richard Star Act
Contact your lawmakers and demand that steps be taken to secure a vote on the Major Richard Star Act, which would authorize combat-injured veterans to receive their earned DoD retirement pay for years of service and their VA disability compensation for lifelong injury.
Currently, these combat-injured (and often seriously disabled) veterans are subject to a cost-saving offset—often described as a “veterans’ tax”—where their retirement pay is reduced for every dollar of VA disability received. Reducing earned retirement pay because of a combat disability is an injustice; the compensation provided to injured veterans is not the place to achieve savings.
