Key Bills being considered by Congress
Show your support for these bills by going to http://takeaction.moaa.org/?0 Our chapter designation is WA07, which will be useful when...
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A Five Star Chapter Serving the Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho Region for Over 40 Years
Spokane MOAA
- Feb 15, 2020
- 1 min
Support Renaming Highway 902 to Gold Star Memorial Highway
The Director of the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake is joining the Eastern Washington Veterans Task Force in...
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Spokane MOAA
- Feb 15, 2020
- 1 min
Free Legal Assistance for Washington Veterans
Washington’s Office of Military and Veteran Legal Assistance (OMVLA) announced a centralized calendar of upcoming free legal aid clinics...
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Spokane MOAA
- Dec 22, 2019
- 1 min
GI Bill Improvements Pass House
Two legislative proposals that would improve the Post-9/11 GI Bill and set an end date for the Montgomery GI Bill recently passed the...
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Spokane MOAA
- Dec 22, 2019
- 2 min
The VA Extends Benefits to Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Jan. 1st
The Department of Veterans Affairs begins deciding Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 claims, Jan. 1, 2020. This extends the...
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Spokane MOAA
- Dec 22, 2019
- 1 min
Spending Bills and NDAA Pass
Congress passed two bills (H.R.1865 and H.R.1158), which include all 12 spending bills for FY2020. This avoids a government shutdown that...
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Spokane MOAA
- Apr 3, 2019
- 2 min
Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act
Representative Clay Higgins introduced H.R. 1527. This would provide veterans who can no longer live independently an alternative to...
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Spokane MOAA
- Feb 27, 2019
- 1 min
TRICARE Dental Plan Changed
The old TRICARE Retiree Dental Plan (TRDP) expired on 31 December 2018. MOAA pressed the issue explaining many eligible participants were...
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Spokane MOAA
- Feb 26, 2019
- 1 min
Big Income Tax Changes!
Have you filed your 2018 Federal tax return? Did you find that your refund is lower than last year? Do you owe more than you had...
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Spokane MOAA
- Feb 26, 2019
- 1 min
Major Veterans Legislation Winding Through Congress
Among this Legislation is a measure that would block schools from penalizing student veterans for Department of Veteran Affairs delays....
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Spokane MOAA
- Feb 26, 2019
- 1 min
2019 COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment)
I hope you noticed an increase to your retirement check in January. The 2019 COLA (cost of living adjustment) for military retired pay,...
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