Supported Policies

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), a Navy veteran, military spouse, and Mom of four, announced her co-leadership of the bipartisan Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act, which would allow TRICARE dependents to remain on their parents’ plan until age 26. The legislation closes a longstanding gap in military healthcare by aligning TRICARE eligibility with civilian standards under the Affordable…

Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the bipartisan, Ensuring Access to FMLA Leave for Military Spouses Act. The bill reduces the qualifying time for which a military spouse must be employed prior to taking Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave from 12 months to 90 days…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Emily Randall (WA-06) and Rob Wittman (VA-01) introduced the bipartisan Assuring Navigation of Compact Help For Ongoing Relocation (ANCHOR) for Military Families Act, a bill that will ensure military families are informed of their educational rights, school enrollment support, and other key relocation resources—such as housing assistance, spouse employment support, and services through the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)—under the Military…

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the Coast Guard Separation Parity Act, a bill that would ensure members of the United States Coast Guard receive the same 20-year retirement benefits as their military counterparts in other branches. This bipartisan bill, introduced alongside Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (HI-02), aims to establish equal protections for members of our Coast Guard and create…

Today, U.S. Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), John Carter (R-TX), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) led a bipartisan delegation in introducing the Military Spouse Hiring Act, legislation to amend the tax code to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses. Beyer, Kelly, and Panetta serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, with…

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) continued their efforts to support those who have served in our nation’s military by introducing legislation to renew and expand essential funding for mental health outreach and suicide prevention in veteran communities through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide…