Our Government Relations team works year-round to protect your pay and benefits, to foster positive relations on both sides of the aisle, and to spotlight important policy and legislative change vital to MOAA’s mission.

But what’s more vital to our lawmakers’ mission is to hear directly from their constituents. They want to know what matters most to the people who live in their districts — the people who vote.

[TAKE ACTION: Advocacy in Action 2024]

That’s what makes our Advocacy in Action (AiA) campaign week so important.

On April 17, nearly 200 dedicated members and MOAA staff will canvas the halls of Congress, visiting every member’s office equipped with critical data, calls to action, and support for our uniformed services community. 

Our AiA topics are carefully selected each year and approved by our board of directors. We want topics true to our mission, representative of our membership, and critical to this year’s legislative cycle. This year’s topics are: 

• The Major Richard Star Act, a bill supporting our combat-injured veterans that would end an unjust offset for those who lose a dollar of service-earned retirement pay for every dollar of VA disability compensation.  
  
  
• The BAH Restoration Act, a bill that reverses DoD policy capping the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) at 95% of local rental and utilities costs — a policy that’s placing a financial burden on servicemembers and families.  
  
  
• Protecting TRICARE For Life (TFL), which remains a key issue for all MOAA members — those already covered by TFL and Medicare, along with those who’ll use the benefit when they turn 65.  

AiA is not a culmination of hard work but rather a key milestone on a continuing mission. And while we have an outstanding team at the headquarters, AiA brings some of MOAA’s best from the field to Capitol Hill to demonstrate the effectiveness of our association.  

To join in the AiA campaign, you can:

• Visit our Legislative Action Center to send pre-formatted messages to your legislators on the issues.
• Call your lawmakers via MOAA’s toll-free Capitol Hill hotline at (866) 272-MOAA (6622).
• Set up an in-person meeting with your lawmakers’ staffs at their local offices. This tried-and-true approach yields huge dividends. 

We need your help. Your work at home not only influences Capitol Hill, but it inspires us to keep going. Thank you for your ongoing commitment to our advocacy efforts on behalf of all who serve and have served, their families, and their survivors.