July 16, 2008.
TMC letter urges the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee to adopt a technical fix to the New GI Bill (P.L. 11-252) that would authorize the benefits to members of the USPHS and NOAA Corps who have served on active duty after Sept. 10, 2001.
July 7, 2008.
TMC letter to all Senators urging them take prompt action to reverse the 10.6% reduction in the Medicare and military TRICARE physician payment rates that went into affect July 1, 2008 and the further 5.4% cut planned for January 2009.
June 24, 2008.
Letter to Rep. Bob Latta pledging TMC support for his bill, HR 6185, to authorize TRICARE Standard benefits for members of the reserve components who are qualified for a reserve retirement, have transfered to the Retired Reserve, but are not yet age 60 and can't draw retired benefits while serving in the "gray area." The bill would require participants to pay full cost premiums for TRICARE coverage.
June 19, 2008.
TMC letter to all US Senators urging them to support Senator Bill Nelson's (D-FL) amendment to the 2009 Defense Authorization Act repealing the Survivor Benefit Plan- Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset.
May 19, 2008.
TMC letter of support to Representative Thelma Drake for her sponsorship of H.R. 5987 that guarantees pay increases for the uniformed services in excess of the Employment Cost Index (ECI) through 2013.
May 19, 2008.
TMC letter of support to Representative Thelma Drake for her sponsorship of H.R. 5797, “The Roth Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Act of 2008."
March 28, 2008.
TMC letter urging Congress to reverse the planned 10.6% reduction in the Medicare and military TRICARE physician payment rates set to occur in July 2008 and the additional 5.4% cut planned for January 2009 by supporting S. 2785, the Save Medicare Act of 2008.
March 17, 2008.
Letter from The Partnership for Veterans Education -- which includes The Military Coalition, other veterans groups and leading higher education associations -- endorsing S. 22, a bill that would create a new GI Bill of educational benefits for servicemembers with post 9/11 active duty service.
March 12, 2008.
TMC letter of support to Representative Walter Jones for his sponsorship of HR 5441 which will extend the Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance to survivors of active duty deaths.
February 22, 2008.
TMC letter to DOD to provide comments regarding 32 CFR, 232.3, "Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents."
February 8, 2008.
TMC Letter urges HASC members to adopt H.R. 4930, a bill that would make retroactive to Sept. 11, 2001 a law-change that permits reservists to retire 3 months before age 60 for every 90 days qualifying active duty, if otherwise eligible to a non-regular (reserve) retirement.
January 9, 2008.
TMC Letter of Support for Senator Jeff Sessions' bill, S. 2400, the Wounded Warrior Bonus Equity Act, which would allow the full payment of any and all remaining enlistment/retention bonuses to wounded warriors who are discharged early due to combat-related injuries.
