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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

House Veterans Affairs Committee Passes and sends 10 bills to House Floor The House Committee on Veterans Affairs considered ten bills on October 29, 2019. All ten bills were passed and sent to the full House of Representatives for action. A.N.S. Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute A.N.S. to H.R. 4771 - to permit appellants to appear in disability compensation cases before the Board of Veterans Appeals by picture and voice transmission from locations... Read More

TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update House Floor Action and House Veterans Affairs Committee Action House Sends Four Bills to Senate for Action The House of Representatives passed four bills on October 15, 2019. The bipartisan legislation will help homeless veterans with children find transitional housing, help veterans with disabilities access important information from VA's website, and help preserve the legacies of those interred in veterans' cemeteries. A final bill honors two Medal of Honor... Read More

TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • TRICARE - Open Season and Commissary and Exchange Opens to Certain Veterans TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update TRICARE - Open Season and Commissary and Exchange Opens to Certain Veterans TREA members open season is nearly upon us. Enrollment will be open from Monday, November 11, 2019 until Monday, December 9, 2019. Please follow the link below for more details and instructions: https://tricare.mil/openseason ************************************************************************************* Commissary and Exchange Privileges... Read More

TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • Continuing Resolution Funds Government to Nov. 21st, and New Burial Rules Proposed for Arlington TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update Continuing Resolution Funds Government to Nov. 21st, and New Burial Rules Proposed for Arlington Continuing Resolution signed into Law - Government Funded to November 21, 2019 As the new fiscal year began on October 1, 2019, TREA noted that the House has passed 10 of 12 appropriations bills... Read More

TREA's NATIONAL CONVENTION Comes to Denver in September!! Make your plans now for TREA's national convention. Mark the dates of September 18 to 20, 2019, and plan your visit to the Mile High city of Denver, Colorado. Please visit the TREA website ( www.trea.org ) for detailed information and to register, or call 800-338-9337. ******************************************* Two Veterans and Guard and Reserve Bills Signed into Law The Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need, (HAVEN) Act was... Read More

Inside this issue TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • SBP-DIC Offset -- Contact your Senators -- Spending Debt Limit Signed TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update SBP-DIC Offset -- Contact your Senators -- Spending Debt Limit Signed SBP/DIC Offset Update -- More Members Cosponsor bills than ever before TREA continues to support efforts and urges Congress to pass legislation to allow military retiree survivors to receive full Survivor Benefit Plan benefits. H.R. 553 (352... Read More