Military/Veterans Law

Letters & Testimony

The ABA frequently corresponds with Members of Congress, the Executive Branch and other governmental bodies and testifies before Congress on matters of importance to the administration of justice and the legal profession.

116th Congress

5/21/2019
Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
ABA Letter in Support of S.980, the Homeless Veterans Prevention Act

3/13/19
Senate Armed Services Committee
ABA Letter on Pet Policies for U.S. Military Installations

115^th Congress

12/21/18
Department of Veterans Affairs
ABA Letter to VA on Caregiver Legal Services

5/22/18
Senate Armed Services Committee
Workshop Report on "The U.S. Military Commissions: Looking Forward"

5/22/18
House Armed Services Committee
Workshop Report on "The U.S. Military Commissions: Looking Forward"

114^th Congress

5/5/16
Senate Armed Services Committee
ABA Letter on Proposed Uniform Code of Military Justice Reforms

5/5/16
House Armed Services Committee
ABA Letter on Proposed Uniform Code of Military Justice Reforms

113^th Congress

11/21/14
U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps
ABA Letter to U.S. Navy JAG Corps Regarding the Victims Legal Counsel Program's Rules Related to Child Victim Clients

11/21/13
House Armed Services Subcommtitee on Military Personnel
ABA Letter Supporting the Restore Honor to Service Members Act

7/19/13
Senator Al Franken
ABA Letter Supporting the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act

112^th Congress

5/22/12
Senate
Letter opposing child custody provision of HR 4310 (Armed Services Committee)

5/8/12
House
Letter opposing child custody provision of HR 4310 (Armed Services Committee)

111^th Congress

7/20/09
Senate
Letter urging revisions to MCA in DoD Authorization

6/23/09
House
Letter requesting hearings on proposals to revise the Military Commissions Act

6/23/09
Senate
Letter requesting hearings on proposals to revise the Military Commissions Act

110^th Congress

6/11/07
DOD
Letter commenting on proposed regulations to implement new law protecting military families from predatory lending practices (Federal Docket Management System Office, Department of Defense)

6/8/07
VA
Letter commenting on proposed regulations for lawyers who appear before the Board of Veterans Appeals (Office of Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs)

2/8/07
DOD
Letter supporting provisions of the Talent-Nelson Amendment to P.L. 109-364 regarding predatory lending practices (Federal Docket Management System Office, Department of Defense)

109^th Congress

12/8/06
Senate
Letter supporting language included in S. 3421 giving our nation’s veterans the right to retain a lawyer when seeking benefits to which they are entitled

9/25/06
House
Letter commenting on veterans choice in representation

9/22/06
Conferees
Letter commenting on predatory lending practices

9/19/06
House
Letter commenting on predatory lending practices

8/25/05
House
Letter supporting H.R. 97, to protect service members from abusive lending practices