Military and Veterans Affairs Database Overview
Welcome to the National Conference of State Legislatures Military and Veterans Affairs Legislation Tracking Database
Page updated May 7, 2013.
Search 2010-2013 legislation by state, topic, keyword, year, status and primary sponsor.
NCSL Military and Veterans Affairs Legislation Tracking Database
The National Conference of State Legislatures works to bring you updated information about bills that have been introduced in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, related to military and veterans issues.
The database includes introduced, pending, enacted and failed legislation from 2010 through 2012. Topics relate to base realignment and closure (BRAC), education, employment benefits and licensing, health, insurance and death benefits, mental health, mission sustainability, readiness, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) benefits, taxation, and spousal employment issues.
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For more information, contact Brooke Oleen (EET) or Jim Reed (EET).
Explanation of Database Topic Categories
Base Realignment and Closure: This category includes legislation regarding base realignment and closure (BRAC).
Civil Relief and Discount Benefits: This category includes legislation regarding the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, discounts available to military personnel and court protections.
Education: This category includes legislation regarding education benefits for military personnel and their dependents.
Employment and Occupational Licensing: This category includes legislation regarding pay and benefits, employment protections, and occupational licensing for military personnel.
Health: This category includes legislation regarding health care and benefits.
Insurance and Death Benefits: This category includes legislation regarding life insurance and death and survivor benefits.
Mental Health: This category includes legislation regarding military personnel's return from active duty, counseling, mental health, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and veterans' courts.
Mission Sustainability: This category includes legislation impacting land use adjacent to and mission of military installations.
Readiness: This category includes legislation regarding the preparedness of troops for combat.
Taxation Issues: This category includes legislation regarding income taxes, property taxes and other miscellaneous taxes.
Spousal Employment Issues: This category includes legislation regarding occupational licensing and unemployment benefits for the so-called trailing spouse.
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