Military Retirement Equity Act of 2001
Latest action · Jul 17, 2001 Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reduces the retirement pay of individuals receiving both types of pay by a specified percentage of the disability compensation which decreases as the disability rating increases. Prohibits any reduction in the retirement pay of a disabled person when the disability rating is total.
Provides retired pay amounts for members who retired with 20 years or more of service due to a physical disability.
Cosponsors 77
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2001 to Jun 20, 2002; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Gary A. Condit | Original | Jan 3, 2001 |
| R-AZ | Jim Kolbe | Original | Jan 3, 2001 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| D-TN | Bob Clement | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| R-CO | Bob Schaffer | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Carrie P. Meek | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| D-CT | James H. Maloney | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| R-WA | Jennifer Dunn | Feb 6, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | Feb 6, 2001 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2001 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Feb 20, 2001 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2001 |
| Benefits Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2001 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2001Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.
- Jul 13, 2001Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
- Jul 13, 2001Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.
- Mar 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
- Mar 15, 2001Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
- Mar 15, 2001Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- Feb 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2001Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive a portion of their military retired pay concurrently with veterans' disability compensation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Military Retirement Equity Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
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