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Where Do Your Legislators Stand? The summary below shows the positions of your senators and representative on a number of key issues important to MOAA members. This summary reflects legislators’ status as cosponsors of MOAA-supported bills rather than actual votes on the issues, except as noted in the explanations below.
State Senator/party affiliation SBP
CONCURRENT RECEIPT
Senate Cosponsorship GUARD/RESERVE
MEDICARE/ RETIREMENT SPOUSE PCS TRICARE FIX EMPLOYMENT UPGRADES
State/ district
Representative/party affiliation
SBP
CONCURRENT RECEIPT
House Cosponsorship GUARD/RESERVE
MEDICARE/ RETIREMENT
SPOUSE
MILITARY TRICARE FIX EMPLOYMENT PAY RAISE
+ means the legislator has cosponsored one of the associated bills listed below or has voted for a similar provision in committee or floor action. - means the legislator has not cosponsored any of the relevant bills or has voted against a bill that contained the initiative.
* means the legislator cosponsored one of the associated bills listed below but subsequently voted “nay” in one of the votes we’re counting. # means the legislator wasn’t a member of Congress at the time of the key votes.
Note 1: Your legislator identification is based on your mailing address in your MOAA membership record unless you have given MOAA a separate voting address. Note 2: Some congressional/committee leaders do not cosponsor bills on issues within their purview.
Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) legislation would end the deduction of VA survivor benefits from SBP annuities or increase the amounts payable to survivors subject to deduction. A “+” indicates Senate cosponsorship of S. 535 (Nelson, D-Fla.) or House cosponsorship of H.R. 775 (Ortiz, D-Texas).
Concurrent receipt legislation would eliminate the offset between military retired pay and veterans’ disability compensation. A “+” indicates Senate cosponsorship of S. 546 (Reid, D-Nev.); a “yes” vote for Senate roll call vote numbers 194, 200, or 204 on H.R. 4213; House cosponsorship of H.R. 303 (Bilirakis, R-Fla.), H.R. 333 (Marshall, D-Ga.), or H.R. 4525 (Wilson, R-S.C.); or a “yes” vote for House roll call vote 325 for H.R. 4213.
Guard/Reserve retirement legislation would reduce the age at which some or all Guard and Reserve members are eligible for retired pay. A “+” indicates Senate cosponsorship of S. 644 (Chambliss, R-Ga.), S. 831 (Kerry, D-Mass.), or S. 3406 (Hagan, D-N.C.) or House cospon- sorship of H.R. 208 (Wilson, R-S.C.) or H.R. 4947 (Latham, R-Iowa).
Medicare/TRICARE fix legislation would delay the scheduled 21-percent cut to the Medicare/TRICARE physician reimbursement
rate for more than one year. A “+” indicates Senate cosponsorship of S. 1776 (Stabenow, D-Mich.); a “yes” vote for Senate roll call vote numbers 194, 200, or 204 on H.R. 4213; House cosponsorship of H.R. 3693 (Burgess, R-Texas); or a “yes” vote for House roll call vote 325 on H.R. 4213.
Spouse employment legislation would ease spouse employment issues associated with military moves. A “+” indicates Senate cosponsorship of S. 3232 (Burr, R-N.C.) or House cosponsorship of H.R. 4693 (Dahlkemper, D-Pa.) or H.R. 4764 (Carter, R-Texas).
PCS upgrade legislation would increase the mileage reimburse- ment rate and allow for the transportation of a second vehicle for permanent-change-of-station moves. A “+” indicates Senate co- sponsorship of S. 3150 (Begich, D-Alaska).
Military pay raise legislation would increase the 2011 military pay raise to 1.9 percent (one-half percentage point higher than proposed in the pesident’s budget). A “+” indicates House co- sponsorship of H.R. 1592 (Bilirakis, R-Fla.) or H.R. 4427 (Wilson, R-S.C.) or a “yes” vote for House roll call vote 336 on H.R. 5136.
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