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A shorter version of ROA’s “A Century of Service to America” for use in advocacy for strong reserve components.

• ROA legislative presentation

• 119th Congress defense priorities
• 119th Congress veterans’ priorities
• 119th Congress legislative list
• Position paper: Incorporating the reserve components in the National Defense Strategy
• Position paper: Providing sustained medical readiness for the Total Force
• Position paper: Supporting the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
• Congressional staff registry

• Agenda
• Advocacy Day Resource Guide
• Congressional staff registry

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ROA’s veterans’ policy portfolio for the 119th Congress is focused on ensuring reserve component veterans and their families are well cared for, and the Department of Veterans Affairs is equipped to execute its mission.

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ROA’s Interactive Position Paper (IPP) is a premier government affairs readiness resource for advocates at all levels.

Embedded with ROA’s video Up to the Minute Man Updates, the IPP allows users to keep track with ROA’s advocacy in Washington D.C.

For assistance on how best to use ROA’s IPP, contact mschwartzman@roa.org.

Position papers are an effective readiness resource for advocates to achieve desired outcomes.

For assistance on how best to use ROA’s position papers, contact mschwartzman@roa.org.

ROA’s legislative director will selectively draft legislation to streamline the congressional consideration process. 

For assistance on how best to use ROA’s draft legislation, contact mschwartzman@roa.org.

• Brief of the Reserve Organization of America supporting petitioners in Feliciana v. Department of Transportation / Charles Flynn v. Department of State.

• 118th Congress 1st Session Portfolio:  Patriotic preparedness promotes peace
• 118th Congress 2nd Session Portfolio: Transitioning American military superiority into the decisive decade 
• Joining Forces Policy Portfolio
• H.R.3943, Servicemember Employment Protection Act.
• HR3668/S1670, TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act  .
• Ensuring children of Reserve and National Guard service members are included in the Military Student Identifier.
• Implement Duty Status Reform.
• Support the TriService Nursing Research Program in the FY 2025 NDAA.
• Adequately fund and equip the Air Force Reserve.
• H.R.7953/S.4116, Servicemember Healthcare Freedom Act.
• H.R.5844, Savings for Servicemembers Act.
• H.R.4244/S.2076, Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education (SERVE) Act.
• S.2297, Parity for Public Health Service Ready Reserve Act.
• Providing 100 percent back pay to certain reinstated service members: ROA’s Replenishing the Ranks Act.
• Improving service-earned benefits and support programs for reserve component service members: ROA’s Delivering Reservist Integration and Veterans Education Act.
• Section by Section Summary: ROA’s Delivering Reservist Integration and Veterans Education Act.
• Expanding Post 9/11 GI Bill eligibility for reserve component service members.
• ROA’s Replenishing the Ranks Act.
• ROA’s Delivering Reservist Integration and Veterans Education (DRIVE) Act.

• Government Affairs Readiness Resource Guide.
• Event agenda.
• Congressional staff listing.

• ROA 117th Congress Legislative Pamphlet
• AUSA/EANGUS/NGAUS/ROA Legislative Goals
• GI Bill Parity: Expand Eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance
• Gray Area Retirement Health Care
• Tax Laws and Policies
• ROA Legislative Priority Letter to President
• Post 9-11 Veteran Business Acceleration Act
  
• Veteran Status: Federal Hiring Preference for Reserve Component Members
• DD Form 214: Issue upon Retirement/Separation from the Reserve Component
• Toxic Exposure: Recognition of Illnesses Caused by Hazardous Warfare Agents
• Continuity of Care: Establish Continuous Health Care Coverage
• Taxes: Update Tax Laws and Policies to Reflect Changes in the Military

• Gerard Travers v. Federal Express Corporation, No. 20-2703
• David Babcock v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 20-480
• Eric White v. United Airlines, Inc. No. 19-2546
• Torres v. Texas Amicus Brief
• National Coalition For Men v. Selective Service, No. 20-928