 In October 2007, Mathew B. Tully, an attorney practicing military law, himself a Major in the National Guard, was called to give testimony to Congress on these flaws within USERRA.On August 1, 2008, these flaws were addressed and many repaired with the introduction of legislation by Senator Barack Obama and Senator Edward Kennedy.This new legislation is referred to as the Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2008.