New bill asks to honor Korean War Chaplain
Not all heroes carry guns. Sometimes, they are men of religion – that’s the point made by Congressman Tracey Mann of Kansas. He introduced a bill that would honor, not…
Congress considers 3.1% military pay raise
A House Appropriations subcommittee on May 15, 2019, approved a fiscal 2020 defense funding bill that would cover the cost of a 3.1% military pay raise.
The bill, introduced May 14, 2019, by the House Appropriations Committee, would provide $6…
Russian military tells soldiers ‘no more smartphones on duty’
Russian lawmakers have approved a bill banning the armed forces from carrying smartphones, tablets, and other gadgets capable of recording and keeping information while on duty.
According to the bill, approved in its third and final reading in…
Congress introduces new veteran medical marijuana bills
Less than a month into the 116th Congress, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in the House and Senate have introduced four bills that, if signed into law, would require the VA to conduct research on medical marijuana.
Tennessee Republican Re…
Bill to compensate sailors exposed to Agent Orange fails
On Dec. 9, 2018, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand went to the floor of the Senate to ask her colleagues for unanimous consent to pass H.R. 299, known as the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act.
The act, which passed in the House of Representatives wit…
House backs defense bill with large pay raise for troops
The $716 billion defense policy bill would give military personnel a 2.6 percent pay hike, the largest in nine years