VA estimates that 20 veterans die by suicide every day, 14 of whom have not engaged with VA in the year of or year preceding their suicides. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), seeks to establish a pilot program that will use grants to support local organizations that provide mental health and support programs focused on veterans and their families in local communities. 3495, Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act, also known as the Improve Act.
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a hearing last week on H.R. House Veterans Affairs Committee Considers Suicide Factors Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Lankford (R-Okla.), and Tester (D-Mont.) for their bold bipartisan actions to protect the interests of student veterans.
Carper’s proposal would finally eliminate the problematic 90/10 loophole that has been a VFW priority for years. Carper, a VFW Life member, has worked tirelessly to bring about protections for veterans, service members, and their families during their pursuit of higher education. Tom Carper (D-Del.) introduced the Protect Veterans’ Education and Taxpayer Spending (Protect VETS) Act of 2019, which would eliminate financial loopholes in higher education that could be used to prey upon student veterans. Student Veteran Protection Bill Introduced “Since 1991, the VFW is the only veteran service organization to return to Southeast Asia, Russia, and China and has made it our goal to not rest until we achieve the fullest possible accounting of all missing American military and civilian personnel from all past wars,” stated Lawrence during the hearing. He also expressed the importance of our partnership with DPAA to work with foreign governments to help American researchers gain access to foreign military archives and past battlefields.
4879, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Support Act, which would ensure the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has the necessary resources to continue its mission during government shutdowns. Lawrence testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security regarding “Bringing Our Nation’s Heroes Home.” Lawrence thanked Chairman Lynch for introducing H.R. On Tuesday, VFW Washington Office Executive Director B.J.
VFW Testifies at Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Hearings You can always call the VA and ask if they are trying to get in touch with you. Potential victims who call the number are offered benefits such as loan modification to their mortgages, then asked for personal information, including social security numbers, dates of birth and bank accounts. Please call us back at your earliest convince.” The voicemail includes a fraudulent call back number for “veterans services”. (The number actually shows a VA phone number on your caller ID.) The scammers often leave voice messages, following a script that goes something like this: “Your VA profile has flagged for two potential benefits to the changes in the VA program. The reports say the scammers use caller ID spoofing to deceive their intended victims. Callers may tell vets there is a new type of veterans benefit related to home loans. According to reports, scam callers are attempting to elicit financial and other personal information from veterans.
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