Military Service & Veterans Affairs
April 17, 2014
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, PA-5, today announced he will be holding an outreach event for veterans on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Erie...
April 9, 2014
Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) introduced the Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers (MEPS) Act, companion legislation...
April 7, 2014
On Sunday, April 6, 2014, during an appearance on Fox News Sunday, U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (TX-10), the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, advocated...
March 27, 2014
Bellefonte, PA – U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) and Tim Ryan (D-OH) today introduced the bipartisan Medical Evaluation Parity for Service Members (MEPS) Act (H.R. 4305). The bill, which has 13 bipartisan cosponsors and the support of a large number of military and mental health advocacy groups, will help the military identify behavioral health issues and improve suicide prevention by instituting a mental health assessment for all incoming military recruits.
January 17, 2014
Defense Leaders, Healthcare Experts, Local Medical Community Laud Thompson-Sponsored Law Expanding Military Transition Support through Telemedicine...
December 27, 2013
President Obama Thursday signed into law the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act. The bipartisan measure, which recently passed the House by a vote of 350 to 69...
December 12, 2013
Today, the U.S. House passed a series of bills with bipartisan support, including H.R. 3304, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014, by a vote of 350-69, and...
November 8, 2013
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today announced his support for H.R. 3361, the USA FREEDOM Act, a bill to restore Americans’ privacy rights by ending the government’s dragnet collection...
October 14, 2013
I will join my colleagues in the House in sending another letter to the administration voicing our continued opposition to this misguided and dangerous policy...
September 12, 2013
Suicide is a serious public health problem that takes an alarming toll on so many individuals, including our military personnel and veterans...