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Advocacy in Action 2024

MOAA Answers Your Questions About Concurrent Receipt and the Major Richard Star Act

How You Can Help MOAA Restore the Basic Allowance for Housing

Take Action Today: Visit MOAA’s Legislative Action Center

MOAA, Military Coalition Lead Star Act Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill

TRICARE For Life, Star Act, Housing Help Will Anchor MOAA’s Spring Advocacy Push

Learn more about this year's topics, and how you can help make a difference.

MOAA Answers Your Questions About Concurrent Receipt and the Major Richard Star Act

Find out how this bipartisan legislation would help end an unjust offset. Send a message to your lawmakers today!

How You Can Help MOAA Restore the Basic Allowance for Housing

Those who serve, especially young families, face an unfair financial burden. Send a message to your lawmakers today.

Take Action Today: Visit MOAA’s Legislative Action Center

Support our work on Capitol Hill and beyond: Send a message to your lawmakers and make your voice heard.

MOAA, Military Coalition Lead Star Act Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill

“We are closer than we have ever been.” Help us keep the pressure on Congress.

MOAA's annual advocacy event will bring members from across the nation to Washington, D.C., on April 17 to address critical topics on MOAA’s legislative agenda.

Bookmark this site (MOAA.org/AiA) for updates on these issues, details on the event for attendees and virtual participants, our annual MOAA awardees, and much more. And be ready to take part by registering today to use MOAA's Legislative Action Center, an easy way for all members and supporters to connect with their lawmakers.

Continue to follow MOAA's Advocacy News page for ongoing updates regarding all of MOAA's legislative priorities.

Have a question about MOAA legislative efforts? Contact MOAA's Member Support Center at msc@moaa.org or call (800) 234-6622. To learn more about joining MOAA, click here.

2024 Issues

Support Combat-Injured Veterans

The Ask: The Major Richard Star Act would end an unjust pay offset that prevents tens of thousands of retired servicemembers from receiving the compensation they deserve. Ask Congress to include the bill in the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act.
Learn More: MOAA, Military Coalition Lead Star Act Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill
MOAA Resources: Star Act Issue Paper (PDF Download)| More on Concurrent Receipt | MOAA FAQs

Restore the Basic Allowance for Housing

The Ask: Ever-growing housing costs are just one of the financial challenges faced by servicemembers and their families, especially young enlisted personnel. Ask Congress to ensure BAH again covers 100% of housing costs.
Learn More: Help MOAA Restore the Basic Allowance for Housing
MOAA Resources: BAH Issue Paper (PDF Download) | VIDEO: The Push to Restore BAH Continues

Protect TRICARE For Life

The Ask: This earned benefit is under threat -- unfair fees and cost shares now under consideration are misguided cost-saving options. Ask Congress to reject these ideas not just for current retirees, but to protect future generations of servicemembers. Share your TRICARE For Life story with MOAA.
Learn More: How MOAA Works to Stop the Threat Before It Starts
MOAA Resources: TRICARE For Life Issue Paper (PDF Download)| Transitioning Into Medicare and TRICARE For Life (Member-Exclusive Publication)

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What Does an Aging Population Mean for Veterans’ Care?

Jun 13, 2023

The VA has shifted focus to home-care options, but more work – and more support from Congress – is sorely needed.