﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:00:17 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Marine Corps Reserve Association</title><link>https://www.usmcra.org:443/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/rss/564</link><atom:link href="https://www.usmcra.org:443/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/rss/564" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Hopper]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Feds remind states about law protecting military spouse job licenses]]></title><link>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/feds-remind-states-about-law-protecting-military-spouse-job-licenses</link><description><![CDATA[  In the face of “concerning trends,” the Justice Department last month wrote to state occupational licensing authorities, reminding them of their responsibilities under the Servicemembers Civil ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 02:09:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/feds-remind-states-about-law-protecting-military-spouse-job-licenses</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3b2028c0-d8b2-4a53-9b6b-73a111325a14-662]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Hopper]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Temporary hike in BAH imminent for some troops, families caught in housing crunch]]></title><link>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/temporary-hike-in-bah-imminent-for-some-troops-families-caught-in-housing-crunch</link><description><![CDATA[ Military members and families affected by  surging housing costs  in 56 areas around the country may soon get relief through a temporary hike in their Basic Allowance for Housing. 

 DoD officials ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 02:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/temporary-hike-in-bah-imminent-for-some-troops-families-caught-in-housing-crunch</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3b2028c0-d8b2-4a53-9b6b-73a111325a14-351]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Court rules VA must pay disability benefits to ‘blue water’ Vietnam veterans]]></title><link>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/court-rules-va-must-pay-disability-benefits-to-blue-water-vietnam-veterans</link><description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON — A federal court ruled Tuesday that the Department of Veterans Affairs cannot deny disability benefits to  thousands of Vietnam veterans  who claim exposure to cancer-causing chemical ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 02:04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/court-rules-va-must-pay-disability-benefits-to-blue-water-vietnam-veterans</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3b2028c0-d8b2-4a53-9b6b-73a111325a14-103]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[MENG PROVISIONS TO ASSIST VETERANS SIGNED INTO LAW]]></title><link>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/meng-provisions-to-assist-veterans-signed-into-law</link><description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced today that she has passed several important measures into law to assist veterans. These ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 23:34:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/meng-provisions-to-assist-veterans-signed-into-law</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3b2028c0-d8b2-4a53-9b6b-73a111325a14-102]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Secretary Mattis & Gen Dunford brief the NDAA]]></title><link>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/secretary-mattis-gen-dunford-brief-the-ndaa</link><description><![CDATA[ SECRETARY OF DEFENSE JAMES N. MATTIS: Well, good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for being here this morning. 
 
In January of this year, the Department of Defense released its ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/secretary-mattis-gen-dunford-brief-the-ndaa</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3b2028c0-d8b2-4a53-9b6b-73a111325a14-101]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[TELL YOUR STORY TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS]]></title><link>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/tell-your-story-to-the-library-of-congress</link><description><![CDATA[ Dedicated to collecting the firs-hand accounts of all veterans from WWI to present day, the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project (VHP) was created to preserve the memories of wartime ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/tell-your-story-to-the-library-of-congress</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3b2028c0-d8b2-4a53-9b6b-73a111325a14-100]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Officials Choose Desert Storm Memorial Site in Washington, DC]]></title><link>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/officials-choose-desert-storm-memorial-site-in-washington-dc</link><description><![CDATA[ After more than three years of planning and debate, the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts voted in June to locate the new National Desert Storm War Memorial adjacent to the National Mall at the ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/officials-choose-desert-storm-memorial-site-in-washington-dc</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3b2028c0-d8b2-4a53-9b6b-73a111325a14-99]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Veterans & Military Service Organizations Urge CFPB & DOD Not To Rollback Servicemembers' Protections Under the Military Lending Act]]></title><link>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/veterans-military-service-organizations-urge-cfpb-dod-not-to-rollback-servicemembers-protections-under-the-military-lending-act</link><description><![CDATA[ Attached please find two letters from 38 veteran and military service organization leaders asking US Defense Secretary James Mattis and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Mick ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 19:47:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/veterans-military-service-organizations-urge-cfpb-dod-not-to-rollback-servicemembers-protections-under-the-military-lending-act</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3b2028c0-d8b2-4a53-9b6b-73a111325a14-98]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Spokesman Discusses ISIS Preliminary Plan, Budget Amendment]]></title><link>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/pentagon-spokesman-discusses-isis-preliminary-plan-budget-amendment</link><description><![CDATA[ By Cheryl Pellerin DoD News, Defense Media Activity 

 WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2017 – Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will present a preliminary version of the Pentagon's new plan to rapidly defeat the ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:58:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/pentagon-spokesman-discusses-isis-preliminary-plan-budget-amendment</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3b2028c0-d8b2-4a53-9b6b-73a111325a14-97]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[President Trump seeks big jump in defense spending]]></title><link>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/president-trump-seeks-big-jump-in-defense-spending</link><description><![CDATA[ By Ken Bredemeier February 27, 2017 

 U.S. President Donald Trump called Monday for a $54 billion annual increase in defense spending, describing the 10 percent jump as a "landmark event," a ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:57:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.usmcra.org/MCRA-News/Legislative-News/president-trump-seeks-big-jump-in-defense-spending</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3b2028c0-d8b2-4a53-9b6b-73a111325a14-96]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>