An important way to advocate for the Army, Soldiers (past, present and future) and their Families is by sending letters to members of Congress. A complete listing by date, subject, and recipient(s) of the letters sent to Congress and copies of the letters themselves can be found on the Letters to Congress page in this Congressional Information section.
List of Letters
| Date | Topic | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|
8/11/20 | Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Thornberry, Chairman Inhofe and Ranking Member Reed | |
8/4/20 | This Joint Association Letter from AFA, AUSN, EANGUS, NDIA, NGAUS and ROA, along with AUSA, to the President recommends DoD budgets include 3-5 percent growth for FYs 2022 and 2023, as recommended by the National Defense Strategy Commission. See also: Providing for the Common Defense: The Assessment and Recommendations of the National Defense Strategy Commission | The Honorable Donald J. Trump |
9/12/19 | TMC letter emphasizing the importance for Congress to pass the FY20 appropriations for Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. | Senate: McConnell, Shelby, Schumer, Leahy House: Pelosi, Lowey, McCarthy, Granger |
9/6/19 | AUSA recommendations for the FY2020 NDAA Conference. | Senate: Inhofe, Reed House: Smith, Thornberry |
7/25/19 | AUSA and ROCKS Joint Assn letter encouraging the House Army Caucus to support Congressional Gold Medal legislation for the WWII 6888th Postal Battalion. | House: Ruppersberger, Carter |
6/27/19 | AUSA letter requesting the HASC and SASC delay the accelerated transfer of Military Treatment Facilities to allow time for study and congressional hearings. | Senate: Inhofe, Reed House: Smith, Thornberry |
5/9/19 | AUSA letter urging the HASC and SASC to eliminate the SBP-DIC Offset inequity for surviving military spouses and families. | Senate: Inhofe, Reed House: Smith, Thornberry |
5/9/19 | AUSA letter urging the HASC and SASC to slow the Defense Health reform actions by the DoD to protect readiness and beneficiary care. | Senate: Tillis, Gillibrand House: Speier, Kelly |
5/2/19 | Joint Assn letter supporting reauthorization of the Higher Education Act in support of military service members, military families, and veterans; to include closing the “90/10 loophole.” | Senate: Alexander, Murray House: Scott, Foxx |
4/26/19 | TMC letter expressing support for the “Reserve Component Employer Incentive, Compensation, and Relief Act of 2019,” H.R. 801. | House: Ryan, Palazzo |
4/17/19 | Joint Assn letter recommending modification to NDAA Section 1045 in support of national security. | Senate: Inhofe, Reed House: Smith, Thornberry |
3/27/19 | Joint Assn letter recommending legislative priorities for the Guard and Reserve. | Senate: Inhofe, Reed House: Smith, Thornberry |
3/6/19 | AUSA letter recommending restoring an Army four star commander to Europe. | Senate: Inhofe, Reed House: Smith, Thornberry |
7/10/18 | The Military Coalition FY19 NDAA Letter | Senate: McCain & Reed House: Thornberry & Smith |
5/17/18 | FY19 National Defense Authorization Act Letter | Senate: McCain & Reed |
| 5/16/18 | The Military Coalition Statement for the Record to the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee | Senate: Tillis & Gillibrand |
| 10/20/17 | The Military Coalition NDAA Letter | House: Smith & Thornberry Senate: McCain & Reed |
6/27/17 | AUSA Urges Support for Effective, Ready Army | House: Smith & Thornberry Senate: McCain & Reed |
| 5/10/16 | Section 702 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 | Senate: SASC Committee Members |
| 3/3/16 | The "Protecting Our Security Through Utilizing Right-Sized End-Strength Act of 2016" | House: Gibson & Turner |
| 11/19/15 | The "Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015." | Senate: Heller & Hirono |
| 9/14/15 | Our Country Needs to Avoid a Government Shutdown | House: Boehner & Pelosi Senate: McConnel & Reid |
| 7/7/15 | AUSA on JCS Recommendations to MCRMC | House: Boehner, Pelosi, Thornberry & Smith Senate: McConnell, Reid, McCain & Reid |
| 5/14/15 | The Military Spouses' Achieving College Education for Survivors (ACES) Act | House: Duckworth & Rigell |
| 4/27/15 | Maintaining Army End-Strength | House: Fleming Senate: Vitter & Inhofe |
| 4/10/15 | The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) | Senate: Murray |
| 3/6/15 | TMC MCRMC Recommendations | Senate: McCain, Reed, Graham & Gilibrand |
| 1/27/15 | End Sequestration | The 114th Congress |
| 1/16/15 | The Military Tax Equity Bill | Senate: Cornyn |
| 11/13/14 | Putting Veterans Funding First Act (S. 932) | Senate: Reid |
| 11/13/14 | 2015 Defense Appropriations & Authorization Bills | House: Boehner, Pelosi, McKeon, Adam Smith, Harold Rogers, Lowey, Frelinghuysen & Visclosky Senate: Levin, Inhofe, Mikulski, Shelby, Durbin, Cochran, Reid & McConnell |
| 11/7/14 | Consumer Financial Protections for Servicemembers | CFPB: Mr. Richard Cordray |
| 10/30/14 | End Sequestration now | House: Boehner, Pelosi, McKeon, Adam Smith, Harold Rogers, Lowey, Frelinghuysen & Visclosky Senate: Levin, Inhofe, Mikulski, Shelby, Durbin, Cochran, Reid & McConnell |
| 10/7/14 | FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Bill | House: McKeon & A. Smith Senate: Levin & Inhofe |
| 9/4/14 | Kill Sequestration | U.S. Congress: All Members |
| 7/31/14 | World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act | Senate: Roy Blunt |
| 6/13/14 | The Appropriations Process & Regular Order | House: Pelosi, Walz, Kirkpatrick, Sanford Bishop, Michaud, Sinema, Becerra, Takano, Brownley, O'Rourke & Susan Davis |
| 5/6/14 | General Gordon R. Sullivan, USA (Ret.) Testimony Before the Senate Armed Services Committee | Senate: SASC |
| 4/23/14 | World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act | House: Lamborn & Cleaver |
| 2/11/14 | AUSA Opposition to HR 3930 | House: Boehner, Pelosi, McKeon & Smith |
| 1/28/14 | General Gordon R. Sullivan, USA (Ret.) Testimony Before the Senate Armed Services Committee Regarding Recent Changes to the U.S. Military Retirement System | Senate: SASC |
| 1/3/14 | The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 & COLA Reduction | U.S. Congress: All members |
| 12/18/13 | The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 & COLA Reduction | Senate: Levin & Inhofe |
| 12/5/13 | The 2014 NDAA & Death Gratuity Payments | Senate: Reid, McConnell, Levin & Inhofe |
| 10/9/13 | HR 3274 the "Fallen Heroes and Families Assistance Act" | House: Boehner & Pelsoi |
| 10/7/13 | The Government Shutdown | Senate: Reid & McConnell |
| 9/26/13 | Our National Defense & the CR | Senate: Reid & McConnell House: Boehner & Pelosi |
| 9/16/13 | The Service & Sacrifice of the Borinqueneers | Senate: Reid & McConnell House: Boehner & Pelosi |
| 9/3/13 | Sequestration & Military Readiness | Senate: Reid & McConnell House: Boehner & Pelosi |
| 8/2/13 | The Cost of Sequestration | House: Boehner, Pelosi, Carter, Ruppersburger, McKeon, A. Smith, C.W. Bill Young & Visclosky Senate: Reid, McConnel, Durbin, Cochran, Levin, Inhofe & Reed |
| 7/15/13 | AUSA Letter to Rep. Gerald Connolly | House: Rep. Gerald Connolly |
| 7/11/13 | AUSA Letter Regarding Overseas Housing Allowance | U.S. Secretary of Defense: Chuck Hagel |
| 5/21/13 | AUSA Letter Regarding the SBP/DIC Offset | Senate: Bill Nelson |
| 4/25/13 | The Proposed FY14 Budget & Army Readiness | Senate: Chair & Ranking Member of the SASC, SAC & SAC-D House: Chair & Ranking Member of the HASC, HAC & HAC-D |
| 3/15/13 | AUSA Opposition to Amendment #67 to HR 933 | Senate: All Senators |
| 3/13/13 | The Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act | House: Rep. Don Young |
| 1/23/13 | Possible 'Perfect Storm' of Defense Cuts | House: Speaker Boehner & Leader Pelosi Senate: Leader Reid & Leader McConnell |
| 1/14/13 | The Specter of Sequestration & Our National Defense | House: House leadership, Chair/Co-Chair Army Caucus & Army Veterans Senate: Senate Leadership, CHair/Co-Chair Army Caucus & Army Veterans |
| 12/7/12 | FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act | House: Buck McKeon & Adam Smith Senate: Carl Levin & John McCain |
| 12/4/12 | Possible TRICARE Fee Increases | Senate: Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, John McCain & Carl Levin |
| 11/20/12 | The 21st Century Post Reform Act (Senate amdt. 2060) | U.S. Representatives: The House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (Full Committee), Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell & Mark Warner Senate: The Senate Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee (Full Committee), Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell & Mark Warner. |
| 11/16/12 | Medicare Physician Payment Rate | House: Speaker Boehner, Reps. Pelosi, Dicks, CW Bill Young, Howard "Buck" McKeon & Adam Smith Senate: Majority Leader Reid, Sens. McConnell, Levin, McCain, Inouye, Cochran |
| 11/9/12 | Joint Sequestration Prevention | House: Speaker Boehner, Reps. Pelosi Senate: Majority Leader Reid, Sens. McConnell |
| 9/18/12 | Military Suicide Prevention | Senate: Senators Levin & McCain |
| 8/10/12 | Prevent Sequestration Now! | House: Speaker Boehner, Reps. Pelosi, Dicks, CW Bill Young, Howard "Buck" McKeon & Adam Smith Senate: Majority Leader Reid, Sens. McConnell, Levin, McCain, Inouye, Cochran |
| 7/12/12 | Stolen Valor Act of 2011 (HR 1775) | U.S. Representatives: Rep. Heck |
| 5/23/12 | Veteran Skills to Jobs Act (HR 4155) | U.S. Representatives: Rep. Denham & Rep. Walz |
| 5/21/12 | Support for S. 3203 | Senate: Entire Chamber minus Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) & Marco Rubio (R-FL) |
| 5/14/12 | Support for Senator Lautenberg's TRICARE Legislation | Senate: Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) |
| 5/2/12 | Proposed Restrictions on Federal Agency Participation in Association Events | U.S. Representatives: The House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (Full Committee), John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi Senate: The Senate Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee (Full Committee), Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell & Mark Warner |
| 4/26/12 | Proposed DoD Healthcare Fee Increases (Part II) | Senate: SASC (Subcommittee on Personnel) |
| 4/24/12 | BRAC-Like Commission & The Military Retirement System | U.S. Representatives: John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Norm Dicks, C.W. "Bill" Young, Howard "Buck" McKeon & Adam Smith Senate: Carl LEvin, John McCain, Daniel Inouye, Thad Cochran, Harry Reid & Mitch McConnell |
| 4/18/12 | Support for HR 3895 | U.S. Representative: Jeff Miller |
| 4/11/12 | Support for HR 3279 | U.S. Representative: Silvestre Reyes |
| 3/29/12 | Stop Sequestration Now (Part II) | U.S. Representatives: John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Norm Dicks, C.W. "Bill" Young, Howard "Buck" McKeon & Adam Smith Senate: Carl Levin, John McCain, Daniel Inouye, Thad Cochran, Harry Reid & Mitch McConnell |
| 3/15/12 | Stop Sequestration Now | U.S. Representatives: John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Norm Dicks, C.W. "Bill" Young, Howard "Buck" McKeon & Adam Smith Senate: Carl Levin, John McCain, Daniel Inouye, Thad Cochran, Harry Reid & Mitch McConnell |
| 2/17/12 | Proposed DoD Healthcare Fee Increases | U.S. Congress: All members (540) |
| 12/6/11 | Letters to Congressional Army Veterans Concering Erosion of Benefits | U.S. Congress: Congressional Army Veterans |
| 12/1/11 | Protecting Military Healthcare & Retirement Benefits | U.S. President: Barack H. Obama |
| 11/28/11 | Defense Authorization TRICARE Amendment | Senate: All Members (excluding Sen. McCain) U.S. Representatives: John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Harold Rogers, Norm Dicks, C.W. "Bill" Young, Howard "Buck" McKeon & Adam Smith |
| 10/4/11 | Protecting Military Retirement & Healthcare Benefits | U.S. Representatives: John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Harold Rogers, Norm Dicks, C.W. "Bill" Young, Howard "Buck" McKeon & Adam Smith Senate: SASC (Full Committee) SAC-D (Full Subcommittee), Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell & Robert Casey |
| 9/26/11 | Protecting Military Retirement & Healthcare Benefits | U.S. President: Barack H. Obama |
| 8/18/11 | Military Retirement Benefits | U.S. Representatives: Boehner, Pelosi, Harold Rogers, Dicks, C.W. "Bill" Young, McKeon & Adam Smith Senate: SASC (Full Committee), SAC-D (Full Subcommittee), Harry Reid & Mitch McConnnell |
| 5/3/11 | TRICARE Enrollment Fees | U.S. Representatives: "Buck" McKeon & Adam Smith |
| 3/9/11 | Homeowners Assistance Program | U.S. Representatives: Gerald Connolly |
| 3/1/11 | Legal Assistance for Members of the Armed Forces | U.S. Senators: Herbert H. Kohl |
| 2/10/11 | Repeal SBP/DIC Offset | U.S. Senators: Bill Nelson U.S. Representatives: Joe Wilson |
| 2/9/11 | Enact 2011 Defense Appropriations Legislation Now | U.S. Senators: Reid, McConnell, Inouye & Cochran U.S. Representatives: Boehner, Pelosi, Dicks, Harold Rogers & C.W. Young |
| 11/10/10 | Reverse Reduction of the Medicare Physician Payment Rate | U.S Senators: Reid, McConnel, Inouye & Cochran U.S. Representatives: Pelosi, Boehner, Obey & Lewis |
| 11/10/10 | 2011 Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills | U.S. Senators: Reid, McConnell, Inouye, Cochran, Levin, and McCain |
| 7/27/10 | Possible Cuts to Military Manpower and Healthcare | U.S. Senators: Reid, McConnell, Inouye, Cochran, Levin, and McCain U.S. Representatives: Pelosi, Boehner, Obey, Lewis, Dicks, Young (C.W.), Skelton, Obey, and Edwards (Chet) |
| 6/17/10 | 2010 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill | U.S. Senators: Reid, McConnell, Inouye, Cochran U.S. Representatives:Pelosi, Boehner, Obey, Lewis, Dicks, Young (C.W.) |
| 6/14/10 | HR 4213 and the reduction in the Medicare Physician Payment Rate | U.S. Senators: Reid, McConnell, Inouye, and Cochran |
| 5/17/10 | National Defense Spending Priorities | U.S. Senators: Reid, McConnell, Levin, McCain, Inouye, and Cochran |
| 4/26/10 | Improving Veterans Electronic Transition Services (iVets) bill | Representatives: Tsongas |
| 2/24/10 | H.R. 4320, the Post 9/11 Education Fairness Act | U.S. Representatives: Murphy (Scott) |
| 11/13/09 | H.R. 3691, the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 | U.S. Representatives: Pelosi, Boehner, Rangel, and Camp |
| 11/6/09 | Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009 | U.S. Representatives: Rangel |
| 10/27/09 | Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act | U.S. Senators: McCain and Bennet U.S. Representatives: Courtney and Petri |
| 9/21/09 | H.R. 3590, the Servicemembers Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009 | U.S. Representatives: Rangel |
| 8/26/09 | FY2010 National Defense Authorization Bill | U.S. Senators: Levin and McCain U.S. Representatives: Skelton and McKeon |
| 8/06/09 | The role military health care systems in proposed health care reform legislation | U.S. Senators: Reid, McConnell, Inouye, Cochran, Baucus, Bingaman, Conrad, Snowe, Grassley, Enzi, Kennedy, McCain, and Levin U.S. Representatives: Pelosi, Boehner, Waxman, Barton, Miller (George), Kline, Rangel, Camp, Skelton, and McKeon |
| 7/31/09 | H Con Res 170, supporting the COmmunity Covenant initiative of the Secretary of the Army | U.S. House of Representatives: Whitfield |
| 7/16/09 | Amend Section 414 of the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Act to increase the number of authorized Non-Dual Status Technicians in the Army National Guard | U.S. Senators: Levin and McCain |
| 7/14/09 | Amendment 1515 to S 1390, FY 2010 Defense Authorization Bill | U.S. Senators: Nelson (Bill) |
| 7/14/09 | Congressional Record Statement by Senator Lieberman | U.S. Senators: Lieberman |
| 7/13/09 | Lieberman Amendment to S. 1390, the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Act | U.S. Senators: Lieberman |
| 6/18/09 | Funding for the increase of Army end strength in the base budget | U.S. Senators: Reid, McConnell, Inouye, Cochran, Levin, Kennedy, Byrd, Lieberman, Reid, Akaka, Nelson (Bill), Nelson (Ben), Bayh, Webb, McCaskill, Udall, Hagan, Begich, Burris, McCain, Inhofe, Sessions, Chambliss, Graham, Thune, Martinez, Wicker, Burr, Vitter, and Collins U.S. House of Representatives: Pelosi, Boehner, Skelton, McKeon, Obey, Lewis (Jerry), Murtha, and Young (C.W. Bill) |
| 6/15/09 | FY10 National Defense Authorization Act | U.S. House of Representatives: Skelton |
| 5/5/09 | 2009 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill | U.S. Senators: Reid, McConnell, Inouye, and Cochran U.S. House of Representatives: Pelosi, Boehner, Obey, Lewis, Murtha, and Young (C.W.) |
| 4/1/09 | H.R. 1804 and beneift upgrades for the Military and federal civilian community | U.S. House of Representatives: Skelton and Towns |
| 3/23/09 | Amendment of the eligibility date for military Homeowner Assistance Program (HAP) participation from 1 July 2006 to 1 July 2008 | U.S. Senators: Senaors LEvin, McCain, Nelson (Ben), Graham, Inouye, Cochran, Johnson, and Hutchison. U.S House of Representatives: Skelton, McHugh, Davis (Susan), Wlson, Murtha, Young (C.W.), Edwards, and Wamp. |
| 3/12/2009 | Army end strength increases and weaponry needs | U.S. Senators: Levin, McCain, Thune, Wicker, Reed, Ben Nelson, Burr, Bayh, Kennedy, Martinez, Bill Nelson, Sessions, Graham, Lieberman, Conrad, Gregg, Inouye, Cochran, McConnell, and Reid U.S. Representatives: Obey, Wittman, McHugh, Abercrombie, Bartlett, Susan Davis, Wilson, Snyder, Ortiz, Forbes, Akin, Taylor, Turner, Tauscher, Smith, Miller, Spratt, Paul Ryan, Murtha, C.W. Young, Lewis, Pelosi, Skelton, and Boehner |
| 3/6/09 | S. 535 and the repeal of the law requiring a dollar-for-dollar deduction of VA benefits for service connected deaths from military survivors' Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity | U.S. Senators: Nelson, Bingaman, Inhofe, Lincoln, Sessions, Vitter, Feinstein, Kerry, Mikulski, and Snowe. |
| 2/11/09 | Funding for Veterans Affairs and Defense Department spending in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan | U.S. Senators: Senators Reid, McConnell, Inouye, Cochran, Johnson, and Hutchison U.S. Representatives: Pelosi, Boehner, Obey, Lewis, Edwards, and Wamp |
| 2/6/09 | HR775: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act | U.S. Representatives: Solomon Ortiz and Henry Brown, Jr. |
| 2/6/09 | HR816: Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act | U.S. Representatives: Chet Edwards and Walter Jones |
| 1/23/09 | Inclusion of funding for military construction and VA facilities in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan legislation | U.S. Represenatives: Obey, Lewis, Wamp, and Edwards |
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