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Legislative Affairs Committee Brief 2020 HRCMOAA Legislative Affairs Brief 2020 Table of Contents

• HRCMOAA Legislative Committee Vision, Mission and Membership

• HRCMOAA Legislative Affairs 2019 Year in Review

• HRCMOAA Federal and State Legislators In Review

• MOAA Legislative Goals, JLC Policy Initiatives and HRCMOAA Legislative Affairs Planned Events 2020 HRCMOAA Legislative Committee

Vision, Mission and Membership Committee Vision and Mission

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• To monitor local, state and national legislation developments

• To keep Chapter members informed concerning legislative developments

• To recommend courses of action to the Chapter to achieve legislative objectives Committee Membership

• CDR Lincoln S. Smith, USNR (Ret) Chair

• COL Jack W. Hilgers, USMC (Ret)

• CAPT Loren Heckelman, USN (Ret) Chapter President

• MG John P. McLaren, USA (Ret) Immediate Past President and Council of Chapters

• CDR Roberto “Bert” Ortiz, USN (Ret) First Vice President

• LCDR Aaron Zielinski USN (Former) HRCMOAA Legislative Affairs 2019

Year in Review MOAA Storming of the Hill 2019 MOAA Storming of the Hill 2019 Office of Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA 11th) Chapter Legislative Affairs Luncheon 2019 Congresswoman Elaine Luria (D-VA 2nd) and COL Dan Merry (USAF) Ret, MOAA Vice President, Government Relations District Meeting, CAPT Dave Wickersham, USN (Ret), District Director, Congresswoman Elaine Luria (D-VA 2nd) A Commonwealth Coffee 2019 Senators (D Va) and (D Va) JLC Day 2019 State Senator (R-17th) Military Caucus Co-Chair JLC Day 2019 State Senator Bill DeSteph (R-VA 8th) Virginia MOAA Southeastern Regional Legislative Affairs Committee Meeting Summer 2019 SBP-DIC Offset “Widows Tax” HRCMOAA

Federal and State Legislators

In Review Legislators United States Senate

Mark Warner (D-VA) Tim Kaine (D-VA) Legislators United States House of Representatives

Elaine Luria (D VA-2nd) Bobby Scott (D VA-3rd) Donald McEachin (D VA-4th) Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Governor Lieutenant Governor Virginia State Senators

• Lionel Spruill (D-5th) Norfolk

• John Cosgrove (R-14th) Chesapeake

• Bill DeSteph (R-8th) Virginia Beach

• (D-6th) Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Eastern Shore

• (R-7th) Virginia Beach Virginia Senate Virginia State Delegates

• (R-100th) Eastern Shore

• Jerrauld Jones (D-89th) Norfolk

• Joe Lindsey (D-90th) Norfolk

• (R-78th) Chesapeake

• Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D-21st) Chesapeake and Virginia Beach

• Barry Knight (R-81st) Virginia Beach

• (R-82nd) Virginia Beach

• Nancy Guy (D-83rd) Virginia Beach

• Glen R. Davis, Jr. (R-84th) Virginia Beach

• Alex Q. Askew (D-85th) Virginia Beach Virginia Speaker of The House Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41st) Virginia House of Delegates MOAA Legislative Goals, JLC Policy Initiatives and HRCMOAA Legislative Affairs Planned Events

2020 MOAA key Legislative Goals 2020

• Internet Address: https://www.moaa.org/content/publications-and-media/news- articles/2019-news-articles/advocacy/moaas-2020-legislative-mission/

• Protect Your Health Care Benefit

• Keep Military Pay and Benefits Strong

• Support Military Families

• Concurrent Receipt for All Retirees

• Support the Total Force

• Better, Faster DoD/VA Services

• Strengthen and Support All Uniformed Services Joint Leadership Council (JLC) of Veterans Service Organizations Policy Initiatives

• JLC 2020-01: Personal Property Tax Exemption

• JLC 2020-02: Counting Military Absentee Ballots After Election Day

• JLC 2020-03: Income Tax Subtraction for Certain Low-Income 100% Disabled Veterans

• JLC 2020-04: Virginia National Guard Emergency Response Pay

• JLC 2020-05: Tax Credits for Employers who Hire VNG and Reserves

• JLC 2020-06: Microloans for Veterans Program

• DVS Homepage: https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/dvs/joint-leadership-council-veterans-service-organizations-2 Planned Events 2020

• MOAA National Storming of the Hill, U.S. Capitol, D.C.

• MOAA Testimony, U.S. Capitol, D.C.

• Commonwealth Coffee in Honor of Virginia Veterans, United States Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) Capitol Hill, D.C.

• Joint Leadership Council (JLC) Day, Virginia General Assembly, Richmond

• Joint Leadership Council Meetings, Richmond

• Virginia Council of Chapters Congressional Appreciation Luncheon, Capitol Hill Club, D.C.

• Virginia Council of Chapters Quarterly Meeting, Richmond

• MOAA Southeastern Regional Legislative Affairs Committee

• HRCMOAA Legislative Affairs Luncheon Program

• Individual Meetings, Virginia Federal and States Legislators MOAA Legislative Action Center

• Internet Address: http://takeaction.moaa.org/?0

• Four Sections: Take Action, Contact Your Representative, Key Bills, Get Involved at the Local Level Questions

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