by Christian Southards | Jun 16, 2022
Update: according to MilitaryTimes, a final vote for the PACT Act in the House has been delayed due to “procedural issues.” On June 16, the U.S. Senate passed the Honoring Our PACT Act with an 84-16 vote, sending it back to the House for a final vote. The...
by Christian Southards | Mar 11, 2022
UPDATE: President Joe Biden has announced that he signed the Bipartisan Government Funding Bill into law on March 15. Late March 10, the Senate passed a new $1.5 trillion spending bill that will fund the U.S. Government through Sept. 30. The bill has been sent to...
by Christian Southards | Mar 9, 2022
On Feb. 2, the House Veterans Affairs Committee introduced the STRONG Veterans Act of 2022, which packages several bills aimed at improving veterans’ quality of life, including the Buddy Check Bill sponsored by The American Legion. A standalone version of the Buddy...
by Christian Southards | Feb 10, 2022
On Feb. 7, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released The 2021 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress or AHAR. According to the report, sheltered veterans homelessness fell approximately 10 percent from 2020 to 2021. However, the report also...
by Christian Southards | Nov 19, 2021
A bill advanced by the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee would require the Government Accountability Office to review women “involuntarily separated or discharged from the Armed Forces because of pregnancy or parenthood” between 1951 and 1976. Officially known as the...
