American Legion Family members played key role, sending more than 20,000 messages to representatives in the 24 hours before the vote.
The American Legion’s top legislative priority — the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act (TCAVA) – passed the House in a voice vote on Veterans Day.
This represents the first legislative hurdle necessary to pass the package of more than 60 veteran-friendly bills that would benefit millions of veterans and their families.
TCAVA passed in large part due to the advocacy from American Legion members who sent more than 20,000 emails encouraging their representatives to approve TCAVA in the 24 hours before the vote. That brings the total of TCAVA messages sent to lawmakers to more than 113,000 since the advocacy effort began.
“Thanks to American Legion Family members, we are a step closer today — appropriately, Veterans Day — in making sure this important legislation becomes law,” National Commander Jay Bowen said. “But this is just the first step. Now, begins the work to generate bipartisan support in the Senate and get TCAVA across the finish line.”
TCAVA’s provisions include measures that address retirement compensation, survivor benefits, mental health support, caregiver assistance, healthcare access and improvements to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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