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March 26, 2019

Legislation Expands Vet Center Eligibility for Guardsmen

Bipartisan legislation in the House would expand eligibility for counseling at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities across the nation to members...

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March 26, 2019

Bill Ensures Gold Star Families Receive Full Benefits

A Missouri Republican has introduced legislation that would restore life insurance benefits for some Gold Star families whose service members...

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March 26, 2019

Lengyel, Defense Leaders Testify on Capitol Hill

Defense leaders, including the chief of the National Guard Bureau, discussed budget needs with lawmakers today during a series of hearings in both the...

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March 19, 2019

DoD Outlines New Transgender Rules

The Pentagon is moving forward on new rules to limit transgender service members and recruits after a legal injunction that had blocked the new policy...

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March 12, 2019

New Legislation Tackles Guard, Reserve Suicides

Bipartisan legislation introduced last week would expand National Guard and Reserve access to mental health care, regardless of deployment status. Sen...

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March 05, 2019

Pentagon Releases Legislative Proposal for a Space Force

The Pentagon’s plans for a Space Force will include about 15,000 personnel drawn mostly from other services, including the National Guard, according...

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February 19, 2019

Bill Would Give Guardsmen Preference for Federal Jobs

Bipartisan legislation introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., aims to improve odds for National Guardsmen and Reservists...

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February 11, 2019

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Resolutions Database & Membership IT Training (Montgomery Room, NGAUS)

State Association POCs only

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm No-Host Social (The Dubliner, 4 F Street, NW, Washington, DC)

February 12, 2019 Legislative Workshop

All events will take place in the NGAUS Hall of States unless otherwise noted

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February 12, 2019

Longtime Congressman, Former Guardsman Dies

Rep. Walter Jones, a longtime supporter of service members and known for his fierce independent streak in Congress, has died. Jones, 76, who had been...

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January 29, 2019

Burial Benefits, Red Tape Targeted by Republican Lawmakers

Congressmen from opposite sides of the country have proposed legislation to help the families of deceased veterans. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., has...

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