2025 Legislative Priorities

As part of AMVETS’ Legislative Advocacy Week (LAW), we would like to share this list of our top legislative priorities and ask for your assistance in planning for LAW week. 

Please send an email using the following link, providing your name, department and the number of people who will be attending LAW week.  LAW Week Registration

These priorities are reflective of issues important to Veterans, AMVETS members and our communities, and we urge your support of these initiatives.  Printable two page Summary of the 2025 Priorities talking points is available by clicking here.

2025 Top Legislative Priorities:

  1. Implement the Veterans Continuum of Wellness & Bolster Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention Efforts in the VA and Armed Forces
  2. Ensure the Completion of a Successful and Seamless Electronic Healthcare Record
  3. Encourage A New VA Approach to TBI Treatment and Neurorehabilitation
  4. Revolutionize Federal Procurement to Reduce Waste, Empower Small Businesses, and Improve Accountability
  5. Increase Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for Our Survivors
  6. Pass the Major Richard Star Act
  7. Expand Access to VA Care While Strengthening the VA Health Care System
  8. Develop a National Veterans Strategy to Align Care and Benefits to Focus on Outcomes and Success
  9. Honor POWs/MIAs

Additional information on each of the priorities can be found on the 2025 AMVETS Legislative Priorities document.

The following are the 2025 bills supported by AMVETS:

Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program
(S.793)  HR 1969 House Discussion Draft, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act.

Pass the Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act S 907
legislation is led by Senator Thom Tillis in the Senate and Representative Greg Murphy in the House.

Support the Caring for Survivors Act
(S. 611 & H.R. 680)

 

 

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A Note About Room Numbering

The three primary House office buildings—Cannon, Longworth and Rayburn—share a room numbering system for above-ground rooms that might confuse visitors at first.  The system is fairly straight forward and can be used to identify most member and committee offices merely by knowing the correct room number regardless of building.

All Cannon above-ground rooms are three digits.  As you would expect, the first digit indicates the floor level.  For example, 303 Cannon is on the 3rd floor.

All above-ground Longworth rooms are four digits and start with the number 1.  The second digit from the left indicates the floor.  For example, 1309 is on the third floor of the Longworth building.

All above-ground Rayburn rooms are also four digits, but start with a 2. The second digit indicates the floor number. For example, 2125 is on the first floor of Rayburn.

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Updated 3/3/2025