Letters
2021
May 17, 2021
TMC letter to House and Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee leadership urging consideration of several factors as oversight is conducted of T-5, the next generation of TRICARE contracts.
May 14, 2021
TMC letter to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman and Ranking Member sharing support for H.R.2195, Protecting the Employment Rights of Service Members Act (PERSA).
May 11, 2021
TMC letter to Senators Portman and Warren expressing support for the Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act.
May 3, 2021
TMC letter to House Armed Services Committee Leadership and Personnel Subcommittee Leadership urging inclusion of Military Hunger Prevention Act in FY22 National Defense Authorization Act.
May 3, 2021
TMC letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Leadership and Personnel Subcommittee Leadership urging inclusion of Military Hunger Prevention Act in FY22 National Defense Authorization Act.
April 28, 2021
TMC Letter to Senators Rob Portman and Elizabeth Warren and Representatives Bill Johnson and Dean Phillips expressing support for S.829/H.R.1997, the TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act.
April 27, 2021
TMC letter to Representatives Tim Ryan and Steven Palazzo expressing support for the National Guard and Reserve Incentive Pay Parity Act.
April 14, 2021
Statement of TMC for the Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel Concerning Uniformed Services Personnel, Healthcare, and Compensation Matters.
April 14, 2021
Statement of TMC for the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel Concerning Uniformed Services Personnel, Healthcare, and Compensation Matters.
April 13, 2021
TMC letter to Representative John Garamendi expressing support for the Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act.
March 18, 2021
TMC Letter to Representatives Elaine Luria and Michael Waltz expressing support for H.R.475, the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act.
March 8, 2021
TMC letter to Defense Secretary Austin regarding TRICARE fees, military medical billets, and USUHS funding.
February 22, 2021
TMC Letter to Representatives Tim Ryan and Steven Palazzo expressing support for H.R. 1854, the Reserve Employers Comprehensive Relief and Uniform Incentives on Taxes (RECRUIT) Act of 2021. Companion bill in the Senate is S. 1178.
February 18, 2021
TMC letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee Leadership urging the inclusion of the Major Richard Star Act in the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act.
February 10, 2021
TMC letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging consideration of information surrounding issues with child care when developing a report on dependent care flexible spending accounts (DCFSA's) for military members as directed by the FY2021 NDAA.
2020
November 13, 2020
TMC letter to Senator Duckworth expressing support of introduced legislation that would grant a military exemption regarding the J-1 visa ban for families seeking child care assistance with an au pair.
September 18, 2020
TMC letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leadership urging Congress to grant a special leave accrual extension for the Commission Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service.
August 20, 2020
TMC letter to Chairs and Ranking members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committee urging support for several provisions of the FY2021 NDAA conference report.
August 19, 2020
TMC letter urging the restoration of funding to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU).
July 22, 2020
TMC letter urging House and Senate Armed Services Committee leadership to include two provisions (sec.715 and sec.716) from H.R.6395 are included in the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act.
July 22, 2020
TMC letter to House and Senate leadership urging Congress to fully fund Department of Education’s Impact Aid program in the next COVID-19 stimulus package.
July 22, 2020
TMC Letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper highlighting the importance of exchanges and MWR resources and programs and urging DoD to seek requisite funding throughout the pandemic.
June 10, 2020
TMC Letter to Chairs and Ranking members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committee to amend H.R. 6957 to include all activated Reserve and National Guard servicemembers in support COVID-19.
June 1, 2020
TMC Letter to POTUS to protect current and prior servicemembers from International Criminal Court (ICC) investigations.
May 18, 2020
TMC Letter to Chairs and Ranking members of Senate and House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, to include a provision in the FY21 NDAA to halt planned downsizing of military hospitals and clinics.
May 8, 2020
TMC Letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees in support of the creation of a target group for military spouses within the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC).
May 7, 2020
TMC Letter to Chairs and Ranking members of the Senate and House Veteran Affairs Committees on SCRA contracts be updated to provide protection to servicemembers financially burdened by COVID19.
April 30, 2020
TMC Letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper regarding SCRA protections for military families who have been affected by the stop movement order as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
April 24, 2020
TMC Letter to the Chairs and Ranking members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, Defense Subcommittee, on critical National Guard and Reserve needs for FY 2021 budget and appropriations.
April 14, 2020
TMC Letter to the Honorable Mac Thornberry and the Honorable Trent Kelly in support of H.R. 6489, to Improve Military Family Readiness.
March 23, 2020
TMC Letter to President Donald Trump requesting authorization of the use of Title 32 Section 502F to use members of the National Guard in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
March 19, 2020
TMC letter to the Honorable Richard C. Shelby, Patrick J. Leahy, Nita M. Lowey, and Kay Granger, Chairpersons and Ranking members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committee, opposing cuts to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) by thirty percent or more.
March 19, 2020
TMC letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Armed Services Committees of both chambers regarding H.R. 5995, the Major Richard Star Act, and the Senate companion bill, S. 3393. The letter addresses Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) to Chapter 61 retirees.
March 19, 2020
TMC letter to the Honorable Sanford Bishop expressing support for the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act, H.R. 333.
February 24, 2020
TMC letter to the President requesting Gary Sinise receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom for all his support to the Military/Veteran community.
February 7, 2020
TMC letter to the The Honorable Mitch McConnell, the Honorable Charles Schumer, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, and the Honorable Kevin McCarthy in support of S. 2981 and H.R. 2406, the NOAA Officer Corps Amendments Act(s) of 2019. The legislation addresses several authorities and benefits not granted to the Corps.
January 13, 2020
TMC letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander, the Honorable Patty Murray, the Honorable Frank Pallone, and the Honorable Greg Walden in support of H.R. 4870 and S. 2629, the US Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019. The legislation would create a ready reserve corps for the USPHS.
2019
December 11, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Mitch McConnell, the Honorable Charles Schumer, the Honorable Richard Shelby, and the Honorable Patrick Leahy on passing a full FY 2020 Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations bill before the expiration of a continuing resolution on December 20, 2019.
December 11, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, the Honorable Kevin McCarthy, the Honorable Nita Lowey, and the Honorable Kay Granger on passing a full FY 2020 Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations bill before the expiration of a continuing resolution on December 20, 2019.
September 13, 2019
TMC cover letter and matrix to conferees on the FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act on important compensation and benefits proposals.
June 28, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Chuck Grassley, the Honorable Ron Wyden, the Honorable Richard Neal, and the Honorable Kevin Brady on renewing the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and expanding the credit to employers who hire military spouses and members of the reserve component.
April 29, 2019
TMC letter urging House and Senate Armed Services Committee Personnel Subcommittee to include a provision in the FY20 NDAA to delay medical billet reductions and require DoD to address potential negative impacts on readiness and beneficiary care.
April 26, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Tim Ryan and the Honorable Steven Palazzo regarding H.R. 801, the Reserve Component Employer Incentive, Compensation, and Relief Act.
April 17, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Gus Bilirakis regarding H.R. 303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act.
April 17, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Jon Tester regarding S. 208, the Retired Pay Restoration Act.
April 4, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Sherrod Brown and the Honorable Julia Brownley regarding S. 1034/H.R. 2094, the CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act.
March 8, 2019
TMC letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee leadership regarding proposals to merge the defense resale system.
January 16, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable John Thune and the Honorable Jeff Van Drew regarding S. 21/H.R. 350, the Pay Our Coast Guard Act.
2018
July 24, 2018
TMC letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander, the Honorable Patty Murray, the Honorable Greg Walden, and the Honorable Frank Pallone to oppose a proposal from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reduce the size of the Commissioned Corps of US Public Health Service.
July 10, 2018
TMC letter to conferees on the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on important compensation and benefits issues.
June 28, 2018
TMC letter to the Honorable James Mattis about the lack of parity between the active duty and reserve components regarding the Joint Travel Regulations and their implementation.
June 8, 2018
TMC letter to the Honorable Bill Nelson in support of his amendment to the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act to eliminate the widows tax.
April 5, 2018
A letter to the Honorable Virginia Foxx, the Honorable Robert Scott, the Honorable Mac Thornberry, and the Honorable Adam Smith opposed the Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act.
February 5, 2018
TMC letter to House and Senate leadership on passing the FY 2018 Defense Appropriations bill.
2017
December 11, 2017
TMC letter to House and Senate leadership on passing the FY 2018 Defense Appropriations bill.
October 20, 2017
TMC cover letter and matrix to conferees on the FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act on important compensation and benefits proposals.
July 25, 2017
TMC letter to House and Senate leadership regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final rule on Arbitration Agreements.
July 13, 2017
TMC letter to the Honorable Richard Blumenthal and the Honorable David Cicilline on the "Justice for Servicemembers and Veterans Act," (S. 646 and H.R. 2631).
April 28, 2017
TMC letter to the Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen and the Honorable Nita Lowey urging the Appropriations Committee to pass the FY 2017 defense appropriations bill.
April 26, 2017
TMC letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee regarding a permanent Work Opportunity Tax Credit for hiring veterans.
April 13, 2017
TMC letters to the Honorable Steven Palazzo, the Honorable Tim Walz, the Honorable John Cornyn, and the Honorable Al Franken regarding the "Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act" (H.R. 1384 and S. 667).
April 12, 2017
TMC letters to the Honorable Scott Peters and the Honorable Mike Rounds regarding legislation to grant full Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to all Post-9/11 Purple Heart recipients (H.R. 1379 and S. 882).
March 17, 2017
TMC letter to the Honorable Kirsten Gillibrand and the Honorable David Valadao regarding the "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act" (S. 422 and H.R. 299).
March 14, 2017
TMC letters to the House and Senate Budget Committees asking for a provision to be included in the FY18 budget resolution to address financial penalties for military survivors.
February 24, 2017
TMC letter to the Honorable Jon Tester regarding the "CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act" (S. 423).
February 24, 2017
TMC letter to the Honorable Julia Brownley and the Honorable Tim Walz regarding the "CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act" (H.R. 92).
February 23, 2017
TMC letter to the Honorable Paul Cook regarding the "Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act" (H.R. 544).
May 17, 2021
TMC letter to House and Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee leadership urging consideration of several factors as oversight is conducted of T-5, the next generation of TRICARE contracts.
May 14, 2021
TMC letter to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman and Ranking Member sharing support for H.R.2195, Protecting the Employment Rights of Service Members Act (PERSA).
May 11, 2021
TMC letter to Senators Portman and Warren expressing support for the Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act.
May 3, 2021
TMC letter to House Armed Services Committee Leadership and Personnel Subcommittee Leadership urging inclusion of Military Hunger Prevention Act in FY22 National Defense Authorization Act.
May 3, 2021
TMC letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Leadership and Personnel Subcommittee Leadership urging inclusion of Military Hunger Prevention Act in FY22 National Defense Authorization Act.
April 28, 2021
TMC Letter to Senators Rob Portman and Elizabeth Warren and Representatives Bill Johnson and Dean Phillips expressing support for S.829/H.R.1997, the TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act.
April 27, 2021
TMC letter to Representatives Tim Ryan and Steven Palazzo expressing support for the National Guard and Reserve Incentive Pay Parity Act.
April 14, 2021
Statement of TMC for the Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel Concerning Uniformed Services Personnel, Healthcare, and Compensation Matters.
April 14, 2021
Statement of TMC for the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel Concerning Uniformed Services Personnel, Healthcare, and Compensation Matters.
April 13, 2021
TMC letter to Representative John Garamendi expressing support for the Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act.
March 18, 2021
TMC Letter to Representatives Elaine Luria and Michael Waltz expressing support for H.R.475, the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act.
March 8, 2021
TMC letter to Defense Secretary Austin regarding TRICARE fees, military medical billets, and USUHS funding.
February 22, 2021
TMC Letter to Representatives Tim Ryan and Steven Palazzo expressing support for H.R. 1854, the Reserve Employers Comprehensive Relief and Uniform Incentives on Taxes (RECRUIT) Act of 2021. Companion bill in the Senate is S. 1178.
February 18, 2021
TMC letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee Leadership urging the inclusion of the Major Richard Star Act in the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act.
February 10, 2021
TMC letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging consideration of information surrounding issues with child care when developing a report on dependent care flexible spending accounts (DCFSA's) for military members as directed by the FY2021 NDAA.
2020
November 13, 2020
TMC letter to Senator Duckworth expressing support of introduced legislation that would grant a military exemption regarding the J-1 visa ban for families seeking child care assistance with an au pair.
September 18, 2020
TMC letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leadership urging Congress to grant a special leave accrual extension for the Commission Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service.
August 20, 2020
TMC letter to Chairs and Ranking members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committee urging support for several provisions of the FY2021 NDAA conference report.
August 19, 2020
TMC letter urging the restoration of funding to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU).
July 22, 2020
TMC letter urging House and Senate Armed Services Committee leadership to include two provisions (sec.715 and sec.716) from H.R.6395 are included in the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act.
July 22, 2020
TMC letter to House and Senate leadership urging Congress to fully fund Department of Education’s Impact Aid program in the next COVID-19 stimulus package.
July 22, 2020
TMC Letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper highlighting the importance of exchanges and MWR resources and programs and urging DoD to seek requisite funding throughout the pandemic.
June 10, 2020
TMC Letter to Chairs and Ranking members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committee to amend H.R. 6957 to include all activated Reserve and National Guard servicemembers in support COVID-19.
June 1, 2020
TMC Letter to POTUS to protect current and prior servicemembers from International Criminal Court (ICC) investigations.
May 18, 2020
TMC Letter to Chairs and Ranking members of Senate and House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, to include a provision in the FY21 NDAA to halt planned downsizing of military hospitals and clinics.
May 8, 2020
TMC Letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees in support of the creation of a target group for military spouses within the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC).
May 7, 2020
TMC Letter to Chairs and Ranking members of the Senate and House Veteran Affairs Committees on SCRA contracts be updated to provide protection to servicemembers financially burdened by COVID19.
April 30, 2020
TMC Letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper regarding SCRA protections for military families who have been affected by the stop movement order as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
April 24, 2020
TMC Letter to the Chairs and Ranking members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, Defense Subcommittee, on critical National Guard and Reserve needs for FY 2021 budget and appropriations.
April 14, 2020
TMC Letter to the Honorable Mac Thornberry and the Honorable Trent Kelly in support of H.R. 6489, to Improve Military Family Readiness.
March 23, 2020
TMC Letter to President Donald Trump requesting authorization of the use of Title 32 Section 502F to use members of the National Guard in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
March 19, 2020
TMC letter to the Honorable Richard C. Shelby, Patrick J. Leahy, Nita M. Lowey, and Kay Granger, Chairpersons and Ranking members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committee, opposing cuts to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) by thirty percent or more.
March 19, 2020
TMC letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Armed Services Committees of both chambers regarding H.R. 5995, the Major Richard Star Act, and the Senate companion bill, S. 3393. The letter addresses Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) to Chapter 61 retirees.
March 19, 2020
TMC letter to the Honorable Sanford Bishop expressing support for the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act, H.R. 333.
February 24, 2020
TMC letter to the President requesting Gary Sinise receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom for all his support to the Military/Veteran community.
February 7, 2020
TMC letter to the The Honorable Mitch McConnell, the Honorable Charles Schumer, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, and the Honorable Kevin McCarthy in support of S. 2981 and H.R. 2406, the NOAA Officer Corps Amendments Act(s) of 2019. The legislation addresses several authorities and benefits not granted to the Corps.
January 13, 2020
TMC letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander, the Honorable Patty Murray, the Honorable Frank Pallone, and the Honorable Greg Walden in support of H.R. 4870 and S. 2629, the US Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019. The legislation would create a ready reserve corps for the USPHS.
2019
December 11, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Mitch McConnell, the Honorable Charles Schumer, the Honorable Richard Shelby, and the Honorable Patrick Leahy on passing a full FY 2020 Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations bill before the expiration of a continuing resolution on December 20, 2019.
December 11, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, the Honorable Kevin McCarthy, the Honorable Nita Lowey, and the Honorable Kay Granger on passing a full FY 2020 Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations bill before the expiration of a continuing resolution on December 20, 2019.
September 13, 2019
TMC cover letter and matrix to conferees on the FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act on important compensation and benefits proposals.
June 28, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Chuck Grassley, the Honorable Ron Wyden, the Honorable Richard Neal, and the Honorable Kevin Brady on renewing the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and expanding the credit to employers who hire military spouses and members of the reserve component.
April 29, 2019
TMC letter urging House and Senate Armed Services Committee Personnel Subcommittee to include a provision in the FY20 NDAA to delay medical billet reductions and require DoD to address potential negative impacts on readiness and beneficiary care.
April 26, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Tim Ryan and the Honorable Steven Palazzo regarding H.R. 801, the Reserve Component Employer Incentive, Compensation, and Relief Act.
April 17, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Gus Bilirakis regarding H.R. 303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act.
April 17, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Jon Tester regarding S. 208, the Retired Pay Restoration Act.
April 4, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable Sherrod Brown and the Honorable Julia Brownley regarding S. 1034/H.R. 2094, the CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act.
March 8, 2019
TMC letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee leadership regarding proposals to merge the defense resale system.
January 16, 2019
TMC letter to the Honorable John Thune and the Honorable Jeff Van Drew regarding S. 21/H.R. 350, the Pay Our Coast Guard Act.
2018
July 24, 2018
TMC letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander, the Honorable Patty Murray, the Honorable Greg Walden, and the Honorable Frank Pallone to oppose a proposal from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reduce the size of the Commissioned Corps of US Public Health Service.
July 10, 2018
TMC letter to conferees on the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on important compensation and benefits issues.
June 28, 2018
TMC letter to the Honorable James Mattis about the lack of parity between the active duty and reserve components regarding the Joint Travel Regulations and their implementation.
June 8, 2018
TMC letter to the Honorable Bill Nelson in support of his amendment to the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act to eliminate the widows tax.
April 5, 2018
A letter to the Honorable Virginia Foxx, the Honorable Robert Scott, the Honorable Mac Thornberry, and the Honorable Adam Smith opposed the Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act.
February 5, 2018
TMC letter to House and Senate leadership on passing the FY 2018 Defense Appropriations bill.
2017
December 11, 2017
TMC letter to House and Senate leadership on passing the FY 2018 Defense Appropriations bill.
October 20, 2017
TMC cover letter and matrix to conferees on the FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act on important compensation and benefits proposals.
July 25, 2017
TMC letter to House and Senate leadership regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final rule on Arbitration Agreements.
July 13, 2017
TMC letter to the Honorable Richard Blumenthal and the Honorable David Cicilline on the "Justice for Servicemembers and Veterans Act," (S. 646 and H.R. 2631).
April 28, 2017
TMC letter to the Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen and the Honorable Nita Lowey urging the Appropriations Committee to pass the FY 2017 defense appropriations bill.
April 26, 2017
TMC letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee regarding a permanent Work Opportunity Tax Credit for hiring veterans.
April 13, 2017
TMC letters to the Honorable Steven Palazzo, the Honorable Tim Walz, the Honorable John Cornyn, and the Honorable Al Franken regarding the "Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act" (H.R. 1384 and S. 667).
April 12, 2017
TMC letters to the Honorable Scott Peters and the Honorable Mike Rounds regarding legislation to grant full Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to all Post-9/11 Purple Heart recipients (H.R. 1379 and S. 882).
March 17, 2017
TMC letter to the Honorable Kirsten Gillibrand and the Honorable David Valadao regarding the "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act" (S. 422 and H.R. 299).
March 14, 2017
TMC letters to the House and Senate Budget Committees asking for a provision to be included in the FY18 budget resolution to address financial penalties for military survivors.
February 24, 2017
TMC letter to the Honorable Jon Tester regarding the "CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act" (S. 423).
February 24, 2017
TMC letter to the Honorable Julia Brownley and the Honorable Tim Walz regarding the "CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act" (H.R. 92).
February 23, 2017
TMC letter to the Honorable Paul Cook regarding the "Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act" (H.R. 544).