In previous years, Armed Services leadership has introduced a “by request” bill that serves as a vehicle for the actual NDAA that gets marked up.

It’s a statement of priorities that the quality of life bill is the NDAA vehicle this year.

.Mike Rogers, Rep. Adam Smith just introduced the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act which will 'serve as the base text for the #FY25NDAA .' Covers the main points in the report released by the committee last week. militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…

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Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that troops can receive both the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Montgomery GI Bill, will millions of troops get a chance to head back to college classes? Here's what we know so far:
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A federal home internet subsidy used by millions of vets and military families is set to expire next month:
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A group of 18 Senate Democrats is pushing Secretary Denis McDonough to fix how VA handles constrictive bronchiolitis and hypertension claims under the PACT Act, saying the current process is a mess:
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More now on the big #GIBill case decision by the Supreme Court this morning: militarytimes.com/education-tran…

Leo Shane III “But the statute is clear” is an emphatic rejection of a 10-judge majority of the Federal Circuit.

Huge, huge news for student vets -- working on this now.

.Secretary Denis McDonough is testifying literally across the hall from this, so there is quite a bit of security in this congressional hallway right now. appropriations.house.gov/legislation/he…

Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Speaker Johnson announce that Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. -- the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War -- will lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on April 29th. Background: militarytimes.com/veterans/2024/…

Here’s what the proposed 15% pay raise for junior enlisted troops would look like: militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…

HASC Chair Mike Rogers: “We intend to get #FY25NDAA across the finish line with these recommendations in it … We are going to do what's in here.”

STARTING NOW: The bipartisan Quality of Life Panel is unveiling its report.

Panel Chairman Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸 and Ranking Member Chrissy Houlahan, HASC Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith will hold a press conference.

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Happening now: Armed Services GOP House Armed Services Democrats out with their long awaited military quality of life report, calling for junior enlisted pay raises, higher housing stipends and more. Details here: militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…

At yesterday’s HASC EUCOM hearing, two lawmakers referenced our Broken Track investigation.

Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸 described the suicides & strain of rotational armor deployments as “a huge concern for many of us.”

Chairman Mike Rogers added that he will follow up on “exactly that.”

SOON ➡️Tune in this morning at 9am ET to watch live the Full Committee hearing to assess
Veterans Affairs FY 2025 budget request, with Secretary McDonough testifying for the Department.

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NEW with Briana Reilly — the House Armed Services Committee plans to mark up its version of the NDAA on Wednesday May 22, with likely floor consideration in June.

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Deep dive today from Zamone “Z” Perez on Illinois' 'Hero Street' where 78 men from immigrant families enlisted in the US military and fought in WWII and the Korean War.

Out now -- Veterans Affairs launches new support program to help vets who defaulted on their mortgages. It goes into effect next month:
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) will chair the Appropriations MilCon-VA subcmte for the rest of 2024,replacing Patty Murray,Full Cmte Chair Murray, who also served as acting chair of Energy & Water Development subcmte following Sen. Feinstein’s death, will continue to chair E&W panel.