Navy and Marine Corps members watch vehicles pass in a Veterans Day parade, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in New York. The 100-vehicle parade, with no spectators, was held during the coronavirus pandemic to maintain the 101-year tradition of veterans marching on Fifth Avenue. (Mark Lennihan/AP)A man waves a flag as he stands in the back of a military vehicle during a Veterans Day parade, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in New York. The 100-vehicle parade, with no spectators, was held during the coronavirus pandemic to maintain the 101-year tradition of veterans marching on Fifth Avenue. (Mark Lennihan/AP)A Navy and Marine Corps honor guard lays a wreath at the Eternal Light Flagstaff in Madison Square Park, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in New York. The ceremony preceded a quiet 100-vehicle Veterans Day parade, with no spectators, to maintain the 101-year tradition of veterans marching on Fifth Avenue. (Mark Lennihan/AP)A member of the Navy joins in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Eternal Light Flagstaff in Madison Square Park, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in New York. The ceremony preceded a quiet 100-vehicle Veterans Day Parade, with no spectators, to maintain the 101-year tradition of veterans marching on Fifth Avenue. (Mark Lennihan/AP)Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, Air Force, Navy and Army ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in New York. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)Veterans, wearing protective masks due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, gather during a Veterans Day ceremony, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Derry, N.H. (Charles Krupa/AP)Chaplain Charles Andriolo, of VFW Post 1617, salutes during a Veterans Day ceremony, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Derry, N.H. (Charles Krupa/AP)President Donald Trump participates in a Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. (Patrick Semansky/AP)President Donald Trump participates in a Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. (Patrick Semansky/AP)President-elect Joe Biden, and Jill Biden, stand with their hands over their hearts before placing a wreath at the Philadelphia Korean War Memorial at Penn's Landing, on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Philadelphia. (Alex Brandon/AP)
The Senate is proposing a lower raise for troops than what was requested, but its bill sets aside additional funding for military quality-of-life programs.
The Republican proposal would exempt military families from conflicting state laws on homeschooling, as long as they remain in compliance with one state.
