Bill > SJR68

This joint resolution urges the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act, a proposed bipartisan bill that would allow disabled veterans to receive both their full retirement pay from the Department of Defense (DoD) and their disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) without any reduction, known as an "offset." Currently, federal law requires a dollar-for-dollar reduction in one benefit for the amount received in the other if a veteran is medically retired with less than 20 years of service, which significantly impacts approximately 50,000 disabled veterans, many of whom sustained combat injuries, leading to substantial financial hardship. The Major Richard Star Act aims to rectify this by ensuring these veterans receive all the benefits they have earned through their service and sacrifice, a measure supported by numerous veterans' organizations and bipartisan lawmakers.

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr68.html