Military Officers Association of

America

Hampton Roads Chapter

“Never Stop Serving”

Legislative Affairs Committee Brief

2021

HRCMOAA Legislative Affairs Brief 2021

Table of Contents

• HRCMOAA Legislative Committee Vision, Mission and

Membership

• HRCMOAA Legislative Affairs 2020 Year in Review

• HRCMOAA Federal and State Legislators In Review

• MOAA Legislative Goals, JLC Policy Initiatives

and HRCMOAA Legislative Affairs Planned Events

2021

HRCMOAA Legislative Committee

Vision, Mission

and Membership

Committee Vision and Mission

Presence + Communication = Influence

• To monitor local, state and national legislation

developments

• To keep Chapter members informed concerning

legislative developments

• To recommend courses of action to the Chapter to

achieve legislative objectives

Committee Membership

• CDR Lincoln S. Smith, USNR (Ret) Chair

• COL Jack W. Hilgers, USMC (Ret)

• CAPT Loren Heckelman, USN (Ret) Chapter President

• MG John P. McLaren, USA (Ret) Immediate Past President

• CDR Roberto “Bert” Ortiz, USN (Ret) First Vice President

• CAPT Andy Baan, USN (Ret), Second Vice President

• COL Jim G. Edge USA (Ret) Past President

• LCDR Aaron Zielinski USN (Former)

HRCMOAA Legislative Affairs

2020

Year in Review

Chapter Legislative Affairs Virtual Event April

2020

In lieu of chapter legislative affairs luncheon 2021, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA 01) recorded an online

video for Chapter membership. Click below links to view.

Video Number One

Video Number Two

MOAA National Virtual Storming of the Hill

2020, Office of Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02), with MOAA

Director, Currently Serving and Retired Affairs LTCOL Mark Belinsky,

USA (Ret), Major Richard Star Act Advocacy

MOAA National Virtual Summer Storming of the Hill,

Congresswoman Elaine Luria (D-VA 2nd)

MOAA National Virtual Storming of the

Hill 2020

Office of Senator Tim Kaine (D Va)

MOAA National Virtual Summer Storming of the

Hill

Senator Mark Warner (D Va)

JLC Day 2020

State Senator Bryce Reeves (R-17th)

Military Caucus Co-Chair

L to R: CDR John Prevar, USN, Ret. (Mt. Vernon Chapter); Senator Bryce Reeves (R-17th, Virginia Military Caucus Co-Chair), CDR Lincoln Smith USN Ret.; Col Boyd Nix, USAF Ret. (President, VCOC)

JLC Day 2020

State Senator Bill DeSteph (R-VA 8th)

L to R: CDR Lincoln Smith, USN Ret.; Col Boyd Nix, USAF Ret. (President, VCOC);

CDR Kathleen Owens, USNR, Ret. (Board of Veterans Services); CDR John Prevar, USN, Ret. (Mt. Vernon Chapter); Senator Bill DeSteph (R-VA 8th)

HRCMOAA

Federal

and

State Legislators

In Review

Legislators

United States Senate

Mark Warner (D-VA) Tim Kaine (D-VA)

Legislators

United States House of Representatives

Donald McEachin (D VA-4th) Elaine Luria (D VA-2nd)

Virginia

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Governor Ralph Northam Lieutenant Governor

Justin Fairfax

Virginia Senate

Virginia State Senators

• Lionel Spruill (D-5th) Chesapeake City (Part), Norfolk City (Part)

• John Cosgrove (R-14th) Chesapeake City (Part), Virginia Beach City (Part),

Isle of Wight County (Part), Southampton County (Part), Franklin City (Part),

Portsmouth City (Part), Suffolk City (Part)

• Bill DeSteph (R-8th) Virginia Beach City

• Lynwood Lewis (D-6th) Accomack County (All), Mathews County (All),

Northampton County (All), Norfolk City (Part), Virginia Beach City (Part)

• Jen Kiggans (R-7th) Virginia Beach City (Part), Norfolk City (Part)

Virginia House of Delegates

Virginia Speaker of The House

Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41st)

Virginia State Delegates

• Robert Bloxom (R-100th) Eastern Shore

• Jerrauld Jones (D-89th) Norfolk

• Angela Williams Graves (D-90th) Norfolk

• Jay Leftwich (R-78th) Chesapeake

• Barry Knight (R-81st) Virginia Beach

• Jason Miyares (R-82nd) Virginia Beach

• Nancy Guy (R-83rd) Virginia Beach

MOAA Legislative Goals,

JLC Policy Initiatives

and

HRCMOAA Legislative Affairs

Planned Events

2021

MOAA Legislative Goals 2021

• Protect Your Health Care Benefit

• Keep Military Pay and Benefits Strong

• Support Military Families

• Concurrent Receipt for All Retirees

• Support the Total Force

• Better, Faster DoD/VA Services

• Strengthen and Support All Uniformed Services

Joint Leadership Council (JLC)

Policy Initiatives 2021

• JLC 2021-01: Income Tax Subtraction for Certain Low-Income Disabled Veterans

• JLC 2021-02: Promote Hiring of Virginia National Guard and Reserve Members

• JLC 2021-03: Expand Tax Relief for Surviving Spouses of Military Members

• JLC 2021-04: Disabled Veteran State Park Passport

• JLC 2021-05: Reduced Price Annual Passes to Virginia State Parks for Guard Members

• JLC 2021-06: No Cost License Plates for Guard Members

• JLC 2021-07: Partial State Tax Exemption for Military Income

• JLC 2021-08: Support for the Department of Veterans Services’ Programs and Services

• DVS Homepage:

https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/dvs/joint-leadership-council-veterans-service-organizations-2

Planned Events 2021

• MOAA National Storming of the Hill, U.S. Capitol, D.C.

• MOAA Testimony, U.S. Capitol, D.C.

• Commonwealth Coffee in Honor of Virginia Veterans, United States Senators Mark

Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) Capitol Hill, D.C.

• Joint Leadership Council (JLC) Day, Virginia General Assembly, Richmond

• Joint Leadership Council Meetings, Richmond

• Virginia Council of Chapters Congressional Appreciation Luncheon, Capitol Hill

Club, D.C.

• Virginia Council of Chapters Quarterly Meeting, Richmond

• MOAA Southeastern Regional Legislative Affairs Committee

• HRCMOAA Legislative Affairs Luncheon Program

• Individual Meetings, Virginia Federal and States Legislators

MOAA Legislative Action Center

• Internet Address: https://takeaction.moaa.org/moaa/?0

• Four Sections: Take Action, Contact Your Representative, Key

Bills, Get Involved at the Local Level

Questions

Presence + Communication = Influence

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