Congress is considering an important bill not only to stop malicious cruelty, but to make our communities safer. The FIGHT Act, S. 1529, by Senator John Kennedy, R-La., and H.R. 2742, by Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., would bolster federal enforcement efforts to crack down on the scourges of illegal dogfighting and… Read more »

Congressional panel makes push for better military pay, healthcare, housing A congressional panel tasked with reviewing quality of life for United States service members released a report Thursday making an array of recommendations to improve pay, child care, housing, access to medical care and spouse… Read more »

‘A game-changer’: House panel outlines quality-of-life improvements for troops for 2025 defense bill Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-04-12/house-lawmakers-ndaa-military-pay-child-care-barracks-13539152.html A 15% pay raise for junior enlisted service members. No more referrals for physical therapy, optometry, women’s health and other specialties. A basic… Read more »

Nebraska Rep. Bacon's House panel seeks 15% military enlisted pay boost, higher housing allowance A congressional panel led by Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., is seeking sweeping quality-of-life improvements for military service members and their families, including bigger housing allowances, beefed-up child care and a 15% pay raise for junior enlisted… Read more »

Quality of Life Panel Report Includes Several Key MOAA Advocacy Priorities MOAA’s fight to restore a 100% housing allowance for military families received a significant boost April 11, with a new, bipartisan House panel championing the cause as part of its recommendations for the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization… Read more »

Air Force Vice Chief: Base Infrastructure on ‘Hospice Care,’ but Privatization Can Help "The military had underfunded dorms for a decade, but Congress was under the impression they were fully funded," Bacon said. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-slife-base-infrastructure/ Read more »

For over a month, House Speaker Mike Johnson has sat on a funding package that would send desperately needed ammunition and weaponry to Ukraine, mulling how best to gain a grasp of what is expected to be a difficult lift in the House. The Republican speaker has indicated he will attempt to push for approval of tens of billions in wartime funding for Ukraine, as well as Israel, once the… Read more »

Lawmakers are racing Friday to pass the final spending package needed for the current budget year, a long overdue action that will set funding for federal agencies and push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall. With spending set to expire for several key federal agencies at midnight Friday, the House and Senate are expected to take up to spare a $1.2 trillion measure that… Read more »

If all goes according to plan, 400 new, deadly and nuclear-tipped LGM-35A Sentinel missiles will be lowered into refurbished silos scattered across western Nebraska and four other states beginning in 2029. They will replace a similar number of now-outmoded Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles that have been poised in those same silos for the past 50… Read more »

Unemployed military spouses could have child care fully paid for during their job search under a proposal being crafted by a leading lawmaker. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee's military quality-of-life panel, is advocating for what she has termed a "GI Bill for child care." The proposal would provide grants of up to… Read more »