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JUSTICE FOR OUR HEROES TODAY: Co-sponsor the bipartisan H.R. 3429, the Repatriate Our Patriots Act, and bring our unjustly deported veterans home!

We are all forever indebted to the brave men and women who served in uniform. Yet when veterans who were legal permanent residents leave the service, after our military failed to properly process their citizenship applications, they are deported. Despite AMVETS,
one of our nation’s largest veteran service organizations, calling it a “stain on our country’s pride,” our government continues to deport honorably discharged veterans. Thousands of veterans who fought for our country are now exiled to countries they know
little to nothing about. It is our responsibility to right this wrong.

Support Commissary Benefits for Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans

We are asking for your support for H.R. 5467, the Purple Heart and Disabled Veteran Equal Access Act.

Briefing: Authorization for the Use of Military Force (4/24)

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Become a Cosponsor of the Retain Act, H.R. 1185

Offshoring, the practice of moving production to foreign locales while continuing to sell goods to the U.S. market, is a pervasive feature of the U.S. economy today. Market pressures drive businesses to seek reduced production costs, often in places where
standards of living and protections for workers and the environment are more lax than in the United States. Hundreds of American corporations are shipping thousands of jobs to foreign countries every year. Shifting of jobs occurs in all industry sectors including
manufacturing, services, supply chains, and all others.

Cosponsor H.R. 2315 – To award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Benghazi Heroes in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

In recognition of distinguished acts of bravery, leadership, and achievement that have an enduring impact on American history, Congress is authorized to bestow its highest civilian honor – the Congressional Gold Medal – on individuals whose contributions and
service to our nation stand as a testament to our founding principles.

Support Commissary Benefits for Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans

We are asking for your support for H.R. 5467, the Purple Heart and Disabled Veteran Equal Access Act.

Support Commissary Benefits for Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans

We are asking for your support for H.R. 5467, the Purple Heart and Disabled Veteran Equal Access Act.

SAY NO TO ENDLESS WAR: JOIN BIPARTISAN LETTER TO SENATE ON AUMF PRINCIPLES

We invite you to join a bipartisan letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressing our opposition to a new authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) legislation that would allow all current military operations to continue with no new
constraints and no sunset. We are also concerned that this legislation would allow any president to unilaterally expand our wars indefinitely by omitting any sunset date and allowing the president to wage war against new groups or in new countries without
congressional authorization.

Join HVAC Leadership in Supporting VA Research into Medicinal Cannabis

While data is limited, the American Legion, a congressionally-chartered Veteran Service Organization, conducted a

survey in October 2017 on a portion of its approximately 2.2 million veteran members and found that 92% of all respondents support medical research regarding medicinal cannabis and 82% of all respondents support legalizing medicinal cannabis. The survey
also found that “22 percent of veterans are currently using cannabis to treat a medical condition.” Therefore, it is clear that medical research into the safety and efficacy of cannabis usage for medical purposes is timely, necessary, and widely supported
by the veteran community.

ICYMI: The Department of Defense opposes H.R. 4508, the PROSPER Act

As the Speaker considers bringing H.R. 4508, the PROSPER Act, to the floor I urge you to keep in mind how this legislation would hurt our nation’s students in uniform.