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US HR303

US HR303
Retired Pay Restoration Act


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Introduced
01/15/2013
In Committee
02/04/2013
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2015

Introduced Session

113th Congress

Bill Summary

Retired Pay Restoration Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that military retired pay should not be reduced because a military retiree is also eligible for veterans' disability compensation awarded for a service-connected disability. Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more). Repeals provisions phasing in the full concurrent receipt of such pay through December 31, 2013. Makes eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay those individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability.

AI Summary

This bill, the Retired Pay Restoration Act, aims to allow military retirees to receive both their military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation without reduction, regardless of the severity of their service-connected disability, which is a change from current law that limits this full concurrent receipt to those with disabilities rated at 50% or more. It also repeals a phased-in approach that was set to conclude by December 31, 2013, making individuals retired or separated due to a service-connected disability immediately eligible for full concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and either their military retired pay or combat-related special pay. The bill expresses a sense of Congress that military retired pay should not be reduced simply because a retiree is also eligible for veterans' disability compensation for a service-connected disability, which is a condition that arises from military service.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (108)

Gus Bilirakis (R)* Mark Amodei (R),  Spencer Bachus (R),  Ron Barber (D),  Dan Benishek (R),  Kerry Bentivolio (R),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Robert Brady (D),  Mo Brooks (R),  Corrine Brown (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Vern Buchanan (R),  Michael Burgess (R),  Cheri Bustos (D),  Ken Calvert (R),  André Carson (D),  John Carter (R),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Tom Cole (R),  John Conyers (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Ander Crenshaw (R),  Rodney Davis (R),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Ron DeSantis (R),  Jeff Duncan (R),  Donna Edwards (D),  Keith Ellison (D),  Elizabeth Esty (D),  Blake Farenthold (R),  J. Randy Forbes (R),  Pete Gallego (D),  Joe Garcia (D),  Bob Goodlatte (R),  Tim Griffin (R),  Janice Hahn (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Rubén Hinojosa (D),  Steven Horsford (D),  Duncan Hunter (R),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Bill Johnson (R),  David Jolly (R),  Walter Jones (R),  Bill Keating (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Peter King (R),  Ann Kuster (D),  James Langevin (D),  Tom Latham (R),  Bob Latta (R),  Frank LoBiondo (R),  David Loebsack (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Kenny Marchant (R),  Thomas Massie (R),  Carolyn McCarthy (D),  Michael McCaul (R),  Jim McGovern (D),  Mike McIntyre (D),  Patrick Meehan (R),  John Mica (R),  Michael Michaud (D),  Jeff Miller (R),  James Moran (D),  Tim Murphy (R),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Beto O'Rourke (D),  Ed Pastor (D),  Stevan Pearce (R),  Scott Peters (D),  Collin Peterson (D),  Pedro Pierluisi (I),  Chellie Pingree (D),  David Price (D),  Nick Rahall (D),  Hal Rogers (R),  Thomas Rooney (R),  Dennis Ross (R),  Jon Runyan (R),  John Sarbanes (D),  Kurt Schrader (D),  Bobby Scott (D),  Carol Shea-Porter (D),  Mike Simpson (R),  Kyrsten Sinema (I),  Chris Smith (R),  Steve Southerland (R),  Chris Stewart (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Patrick Tiberi (R),  John Tierney (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  David Valadao (R),  Marc Veasey (D),  Filemón Vela (D),  Greg Walden (R),  Henry Waxman (D),  Frederica Wilson (D),  Rob Wittman (R),  Ted Yoho (R),  C.W. Young (R),  Don Young (R), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (on 02/04/2013)

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