by Melani Harig | May 31, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views
ROA is leading the charge on a House-wide engagement effort to build cosponsor support for the Duty Status Reform Act (H.R. 6976), reaching nearly every House office not yet on the bill within a 48-hour window. Introduced January 8, 2026, by Reps. Gil Cisneros...
by Melani Harig | May 31, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views
ROA applauds the House passage of the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 (H.R. 6047), a comprehensive veterans benefits package that includes the Home Affordability for Guard and Reserve Act as Section 5. The home loan provision...
by Melani Harig | May 31, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views
ROA last week welcomed the introduction of the Prohibit Deactivation of the ECABs Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Jeff Crank (R-CO), and Derek Tran (D-CA) that would limit the use of funds to deactivate the U.S. Army...
by Melani Harig | May 31, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views
ROA welcomed the release last week of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman’s mark of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY 2027 NDAA), which includes several ROA legislative priorities for the Reserve Components. The full...
by Melani Harig | May 31, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views
On May 19, 2026, ROA urged the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel to exercise oversight of preparations to implement Section 623 of the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act and to include the Reserve Forces Travel Fairness Act (H.R. 7593) in its...
by Melani Harig | Apr 29, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views, Reserve Voice Online
ROA announced on April 30, 2026, the launch of an urgent two-week member survey responding to a formal Request for Information (RFI) from Congressman Timothy Kennedy regarding veterans’ access to timely and quality care through the Department of Veterans...
