With Honor Action Endorses the TIGER Act

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Washington, DC – As conflicts around the world continue to rage, the United States must be prepared to defend our interests, friends, and partners around the globe. To improve our preparedness, With Honor Action endorses the TIGER Act, bipartisan legislation led by For Country Caucus Members Representative Mike Waltz and Representative Seth Moulton. As Members of the Technical, Industrial, and Governmental Engagement for Readiness (TIGER) task force, they introduced this bill to streamline the process for U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) to our friends and partners around the world.

The current FMS process is plagued by delays and backlogs, and TIGER lawmakers are working to address that issue. In order to authorize sales worth $14 million or more, the President must receive approval from Congress, before a plethora of next steps can begin. This amount hasn’t been adjusted for inflation in 21 years. The TIGER Act seeks to raise the dollar amount threshold to $23 million. This would significantly decrease wait times and allow allies such as Taiwan and Ukraine to receive critical arms shipments in a timely manner.

“Our friends in Ukraine are on the brink of disaster, and the weapons they need are stuck due to a dated and inefficient process,” said Rye Barcott, Co-Founder and CEO of With Honor Action. “With Honor Action endorses the TIGER Act, and we look forward to the streamlining of the FMS process. We thank Representative Waltz and Representative Moulton for coming together in a bipartisan fashion to address this issue.”

The world is depending on us. The TIGER Act is bipartisan, common-sense legislation that would adjust our FMS process to align with inflation and allow us to safeguard freedom and democracy around the world.

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With Honor Action fights polarization in Congress by supporting principled veterans across party lines who pledge to serve with integrity, civility, and courage. With Honor Action works alongside the bipartisan For Country Caucus in Congress to pass critical legislation for our nation. Learn more about our work at withhonor.org 

With Honor Action is a 501(c)(4), which serves as the organization’s policy and social-welfare arm.
With Honor has an affiliated federally registered “super PAC” called With Honor Fund II.

With Honor Action Endorses the Military Quality of Life Panel’s Legislative Recommendations

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Washington, D.C. – The House Armed Services Committee’s Military Quality of Life Panel has just released their report and recommendations for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. With Honor Action endorses their recommendations to improve military pay and compensation, child care, housing, access to health care, and spouse support programs.

The Military Quality of Life Panel is a bipartisan group led by For Country Caucus founding Co-Chair, Rep. Don Bacon, and founding Vice Chair, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan and includes caucus members Rep. Don Davis and Rep. Morgan Luttrell. The panel was formed in June 2023 to address the pressing quality of life issues faced by many servicemembers and their families. Since then, they have held hearings, briefings, roundtables, and oversight visits at military installations. Based on the findings from these hearings, they have compiled a report of their findings and recommendations that can be found here.

“Military quality of life has been a top priority for With Honor Action since our founding,” said Rye Barcott, Co-Founder and CEO of With Honor Action. “Our troops are giving their best every day, and they deserve nothing less from their leadership. With Honor Action is actively working alongside the members of the For Country Caucus to address these issues of food insecurity, housing, and access to mental and maternal healthcare in the military, and we urge lawmakers to place these issues at the top of their priorities as well.”

In previous years, With Honor Action has worked closely with the bipartisan members of the For Country Caucus and the Senate to deliver for our servicemembers and their families. Our work has included the passage of the Military Moms Matter Act, which standardized parental leave policies across all the service branches; the Brandon Act, which made it easier for servicemembers to seek mental health resources confidentially; and the Reserve Component Parental Leave Parity Act, which extends active-duty parental leave eligibility standards to the Reserve Components and National Guard.

With Honor Action thanks Representative Bacon, Representative Houlahan, and all of the members of the Quality of Life Panel for their leadership and urges Congress to include their recommendations in the FY25 NDAA.

With Honor Action Thanks the Senate for Supporting Our Afghan Allies

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With Honor Action applauds the passage of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) bill, which includes key provisions of the Afghan Allies Protection Act, bipartisan legislation led by Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Senator Roger Wicker. The legislation has now passed through both chambers of Congress and been signed into law by the President.

The bill will strengthen the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program by authorizing an additional 12,000 visas and extending the program through 2025. This is the largest increase in Afghan SIVs to date, and the much-needed extension will allow the State department more time to help resettle our Afghan allies.

“Thank you to the leadership in the Senate for coming together over the weekend and passing this critical bill. This legislation will give thousands of our wartime Afghan allies the chance to build a new life in the United States,” said Rye Barcott, Co-Founder and CEO of With Honor Action. “But the work isn’t done yet. Many of our allies are still on the run from the Taliban in Afghanistan, and With Honor Action will continue to advocate for their safety and well-being. We thank lawmakers in both chambers of Congress for joining together in a bipartisan manner to finally pass this crucial legislation.”

Supporting our Afghan allies has long been a top priority for With Honor Action. They fought with us through our nation’s longest war, and we promised them a new home in the United States. It’s past time we made good on that promise, and With Honor Action looks forward to continuing our work with Congress to support our Afghan allies.

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With Honor Action fights polarization in Congress by supporting principled veterans across party lines who pledge to serve with integrity, civility, and courage. With Honor Action works alongside the bipartisan For Country Caucus in Congress to pass critical legislation for our nation. Learn more about our work at withhonor.org 

With Honor Action is a 501(c)(4), which serves as the organization’s policy and social-welfare arm.
With Honor has an affiliated federally registered “super PAC” called With Honor Fund II.

 

With Honor Action Thanks the U.S. House for Supporting Our Afghan Allies

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Washington, DC – With Honor Action applauds the passage of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) bill in the U.S. House, which includes key provisions of the Afghan Allies Protection Act, bipartisan legislation led by For Country Caucus co-chair Representative Jason Crow and member Representative Brad Wenstrup.

The bill would strengthen the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program by authorizing an additional 12,000 visas and extending the program through 2025. This would be the largest increase in Afghan SIVs to date, and the much-needed extension would allow the State Department more time to get this important work done.

“Thank you to the House for their leadership and passage of this important legislation. There are thousands of Afghans being hunted by the Taliban as we speak and our allies cannot wait any longer,” said Rye Barcott, Co-Founder and CEO of With Honor Action. “We need to get these people to safety, and passing this bill will give the State Department the ability to do so.”

Supporting our Afghan allies has long been a top priority for With Honor Action. They fought with us through our nation’s longest war, and we promised them a new home in the United States. It’s past time we made good on that promise. 

With Honor Action Endorses the Building Civic Bridges Act

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Washington, DC – With Honor Action is proud to endorse the bipartisan Building Civic Bridges Act, led by Rep. Derek Kilmer and Rep. Andy Barr. This bill would establish a new pilot program within AmeriCorps that would focus on building relationships between people and communities, in an effort to address the root causes of polarization.

The country is divided right now, and organizations like With Honor Action and AmeriCorps could be key to fixing this issue. The Building Civic Bridges Act would take a step in healing our divisiveness by establishing the Office of Civic Bridge Building within AmeriCorps, a long-time friend and partner of With Honor Action. This new program would support bridge building efforts across the country, train members in these programs, and support research on effective bridge building.

“With Honor Action fights polarization in Congress with principled bipartisan veterans who are united in the conviction that our country can be reunited through service,” said Rye Barcott, Co-Founder and CEO of With Honor Action. “We are proud to endorse the Building Civic Bridges Act and we look forward to working with AmeriCorps to enable more Americans from all walks of life to serve.”

With Honor Action Urges Lawmakers to Support the Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act

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March 4, 2024,

I am writing to inform you of With Honor Action’s endorsement of the bipartisan Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act, which is led by Representative Brian Fitzpatrick and your colleagues in the For Country Caucus, Representatives Don Bacon, Jared Golden, and Don Davis. I urge you to cosponsor H.R. 7372 – Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act. 

Representatives Fitzpatrick and Golden recently noted that this is a major opportunity for Congress to address some of today’s most pressing issues. From fentanyl flowing across our southern border to Russia’s relentless march westwards across Ukraine to the unsustainable burden of barely mitigated migration and resurgent threats in the Indo-Pacific and Middle East, our citizens and our allies must know that Congress can still rise to the moment.

Last June, Admiral John Aquilino, the former Commander of INDO-PACOM, likely noted to you during a For Country Caucus meeting the unfunded needs of the combatant command, which are indispensable to a strategy of deterrence in the Pacific theatre. We are especially supportive of the $542 million appropriated to address critical, unfunded operations for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. 

This legislation is an investment in America’s security at home and abroad and is the core of what is still achievable in this historically difficult Congress. By pairing responsible border policy reforms with much-needed foreign aid, Congress and America can underscore our commitment to securing the southern border and our allies worldwide. 

Sincerely,

Rye Barcott

Co-Founder & CEO, With Honor

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