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Inside this issue TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • 2020 Legislative Priorities TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update 2020 Legislative Priorities TREA's Priorities for 2020 The Washington Office continues to be TREA's eyes and ears on Capitol Hill, at VA and DOD. Legislative priorities are listed below. Suicide Prevention and Mental Health : Including S. 785 Commander Hannon Bill; TREA also supports and works with the PREVENTS Task Force and actively began supporting HR... Read More

TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • TREA's Holiday Program 2019 -- Sharing Holiday Cheer TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update TREA's Holiday Program 2019 -- Sharing Holiday Cheer TREA's Holiday Program - Did you Know? Did you know that TREA has supported and cared for over 500 wounded and/or deployed military/veteran families through our Holiday Program? This will be our 4 th year with the program and we could not be happier or prouder... Read More

Inside this issue TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • Congress Passes FY 2020 Spending Bills -- Government Funded to September 30, 2020, Concurrent Receipt, HR 4183 and HR 3530 TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update Congress Passes FY 2020 Spending Bills -- Government Funded to September 30, 2020, Concurrent Receipt, HR 4183 and HR 3530 On Friday, December 20, 2019, President Trump signed two major spending bills to fund the government for FY 2020... Read More

TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • Navy Blue Water Veterans Decisions to begin January 1, 2020 TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update Navy Blue Water Veterans Decisions to begin January 1, 2020 TREA members -- are you a Navy Blue Water Veteran? TREA is providing a detailed factsheet and a list of frequently asked questions ( FAQs ) to keep you informed as VA implements P.L. 116-23, beginning January 1, 2020. These links provide... Read More

TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • Summary of FY 2020 NDAA TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update Summary of FY 2020 NDAA NDAA passes HOUSE by 377-48 vote, Senate by 86-8 vote, Trump states he will sign TREA worked hard on many provisions in the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Bill including: 3-year phased in elimination of widow's tax; For decades, military families have tried to change a policy that has kept about 65,000... Read More

November 22, 2019 Inside this issue TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • Government funded to December 20, 2019 and TREA Welcomes New Deputy Director of Veterans and Military Policy TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update Government funded to December 20, 2019 and TREA Welcomes New Deputy Director of Veterans and Military Policy President Donald Trump signed a continuing resolution to extend funding through Dec. 20, averting a government shutdown. The CR ( H.R. 3055... Read More

Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) announced for 2020 Social security, veterans benefits, federal and military retiree recipients will receive a 1.6% boost in their monthly pay beginning in January 2020. The adjustment is based on the annual cost of living adjustment announced in the last week by the Federal government. The 1.6% increase also applies to those receiving survivor benefits for these programs. TREA Supports Bipartisan Bills in House and Senate As a follow up... Read More