ICYMI: Kiggans Delivers for Hampton Roads Veterans

ICYMI: Kiggans Delivers for Hampton Roads Veterans

Congresswoman Jen Kiggans continues to deliver for Hampton Roads veterans. The former Navy helicopter pilot recently introduced legislation to help veterans secure their financial futures.

"Jen Kiggans has fought for servicemembers and veterans since day one in office. As a ten-year Navy veteran, Jen knows what it means to serve her community, her Commonwealth, and her country. Virginia voters know they can count on Jen to deliver for Hampton Roads, which is why they'll reelect her next November." - NRCC Spokesman Reilly Richardson

Read more from Stars and Stripes here or see excerpts below:

Bill would let military retirees and fully disables veterans keep contributing to military retirement accounts
Linda F. Hersey
Stars and Stripes
August 26, 2025

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Service members retiring from the military will for the first time be allowed to keep contributing to their military-sponsored retirement accounts - known as Thrift Savings Plans - under legislation introduced by Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., a former Navy pilot.

The Financial Opportunities for Retirees and Warriors Advancing Retirement Development - or FORWARD Act - also would let veterans who are 100% disabled send a portion of their monthly benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs to Thrift Savings Plans that they opened during military service, according to the bill.

Under the law now, veterans can keep their Thrift Savings Plans, also known as TSP accounts, after they leave the military. But they cannot continue putting aside a portion of their income into the retirement account.

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The bill enables qualifying veterans to continue making contributions to their Thrift Savings Plans using their monthly retirement pension or from their disability payments. Service members are eligible for retirement and military pensions after 20 years of military service.

"For our 20-year retirees and veterans with a 100% disability rating, it's only fair that they can keep contributing to the Thrift Savings Plan they've spent years building," said Kiggans, a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. "They shouldn't be forced to start over in a new system when they've already invested in one that works for them."

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