You may assist by attending committee hearings when MOAA persons testify and by writing your delegates and state senators to become cosponsors and otherwise support the tax exemption certification. Call on your legislators and provide information for support.

If you want to act directly, verify your state legislators and find their contact information here. Find your U.S. Representative here and your U.S. Senators here.

Alternatively, you can take advantage of MOAA. the prime advocacy organization for numerous issues in Congress affecting active duty and retired service personnel! To stay current and informed use the national MOAA website. To send prepared messages by email efficiently to influence your federal government representatives go to the new National MOAA website or right to MOAA's Legislative Action Center.

Our newsletters have requested you to visit, call, or write your Maryland legislators concerning legislative initiatives concerning our legislative priorities. Numerous valid sources recommend the telephone approach, rather than email. Why? Telephone calls and voicemails interrupt the staff members’ work. When they are receiving lots of calls on an issue, or having to listen to lots of voicemails, it drives home the point that the issue is important.

When you're ready to do your part, use these links for scripts, one for telephone calling, one for email/letter.