National Legislative Advocacy
17³Ô¹ÏÍø the National Legislative Division
17³Ô¹ÏÍø’s National Legislative Division actively addresses issues of national importance in Washington and across the country. Serving as The Voice of the Veteran on Capitol Hill, the division advocates for servicemembers, veterans, and their families by advancing 17³Ô¹ÏÍø’s legislative agenda, guiding Congress with trusted expertise, and building strategic partnerships that ensure veterans’ benefits and services endure for generations.
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17³Ô¹ÏÍø the National Legislative Division
The Legislative Division promotes the organization’s positions and recommendations to Congress, the White House, and federal departments and agencies. -
Legislative Agenda, Point Papers, & Priorities
17³Ô¹ÏÍø strongly advocates for additional legislation to improve the lives of veterans, servicemembers and their families. 2026 Agenda, Point Papers, & Priorities now available. -
Legislative Testimony
17³Ô¹ÏÍø delivers the voice of the veteran to lawmakers. -
Advocacy Resources & Toolkit
Easy-to-use tools and helpful information for participating in grassroots advocacy.
2026 National Commander's Testimony
American Legion National Commander Dan K. Wiley testified before a joint session of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans Affairs on March 4, 2026, delivering some of the organization’s areas of focus on its legislative agenda.
LEGISLATIVE HEADLINES
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I was about to give up...
I wouldn’t have known where to go.
Korean War Army veteran Willie Alvin Cousin, who received long-overdue and wrongly denied VA disability benefits after his case was reopened and won by American Legion Department Service Officer K. Robert Lewis
These were important things. It helped them not get behind in their rent... It helped them put food in the refrigerator.
Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm. Charlie Ray, after American Legion Temporary Financial Assistance helped more than 3,120 children whose active-duty families were affected by the federal government shutdown.