HR 65 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Military Retirement Equity Act of 2001

Introduced Jan 3, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Michael Bilirakis R-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 3, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Military Retirement Equity Act of 2001 - Permits retired members of the armed forces to be paid retirement pay concurrently with compensation for any service-connected disability, with an exception for members retired with less than 20 years of creditable service.

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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAGary A. ConditOriginalJan 3, 2001
R-AZJim KolbeOriginalJan 3, 2001
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerFeb 6, 2001
D-MABarney FrankFeb 6, 2001
D-TNBob ClementFeb 6, 2001
D-NCBob EtheridgeFeb 6, 2001
D-CABob FilnerFeb 6, 2001
R-COBob SchafferFeb 6, 2001
D-FLCarrie P. MeekFeb 6, 2001
R-CADana RohrabacherFeb 6, 2001
D-ORDarlene HooleyFeb 6, 2001
R-FLDave WeldonFeb 6, 2001
D-CTJames H. MaloneyFeb 6, 2001
R-WAJennifer DunnFeb 6, 2001
D-FLJim DavisFeb 6, 2001
R-MOJo Ann EmersonFeb 6, 2001
D-ILLane EvansFeb 6, 2001
R-FLMark FoleyFeb 6, 2001
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoFeb 6, 2001
D-VANorman SisiskyFeb 6, 2001
R-TXRalph M. HallFeb 6, 2001
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamFeb 6, 2001
D-VARick BoucherFeb 6, 2001
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.Feb 6, 2001
D-NVShelley BerkleyFeb 6, 2001
R-NYSue W. KellyFeb 6, 2001
R-NCWalter B. JonesFeb 6, 2001
R-NJJim SaxtonFeb 7, 2001
R-FLJoe ScarboroughFeb 7, 2001
R-FLJohn L. MicaFeb 7, 2001
R-FLAdam H. PutnamFeb 13, 2001
R-ARAsa HutchinsonFeb 13, 2001
D-MIDale E. KildeeFeb 13, 2001
D-FLKaren L. ThurmanFeb 13, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostFeb 13, 2001
D-NCMike McIntyreFeb 13, 2001
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioFeb 13, 2001
R-PAPhil EnglishFeb 13, 2001
R-CTRob SimmonsFeb 13, 2001
D-OHTed StricklandFeb 13, 2001
R-COThomas G. TancredoFeb 13, 2001
D-OHTony P. HallFeb 13, 2001
D-MSGene TaylorFeb 14, 2001
D-MIBart StupakFeb 27, 2001
D-LAChristopher JohnFeb 27, 2001
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezFeb 27, 2001
R-FLCliff StearnsFeb 27, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyFeb 27, 2001
R-VAEdward L. SchrockFeb 27, 2001
D-MDElijah E. CummingsFeb 27, 2001
R-SCFloyd SpenceFeb 27, 2001
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyFeb 27, 2001
R-CAKen CalvertFeb 27, 2001
R-GAMac CollinsFeb 27, 2001
R-INMark E. SouderFeb 27, 2001
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyFeb 27, 2001
D-WANorman D. DicksFeb 27, 2001
D-NMTom UdallFeb 27, 2001
D-NYCharles B. RangelMar 6, 2001
R-TNEd BryantMar 6, 2001
D-TXGene GreenMar 6, 2001
D-TXJim TurnerMar 6, 2001
R-KYRon LewisMar 7, 2001
R-FLAnder CrenshawMar 13, 2001
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoMar 20, 2001
R-MORoy BluntMar 27, 2001
D-OHSherrod BrownApr 24, 2001
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoMay 10, 2001
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsJun 6, 2001
D-OHDennis J. KucinichJun 12, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 12, 2001
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJun 13, 2001
D-ARMarion BerryJul 10, 2001
D-CAMike ThompsonSep 13, 2001
R-SCJoe WilsonJan 23, 2002
D-CAJoe BacaMay 14, 2002
R-PAGeorge W. GekasJun 20, 2002

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Jan 3, 2001
Military Personnel Subcommittee
Referred Feb 20, 2001
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jan 3, 2001
Benefits Subcommittee
Referred Mar 20, 2001

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 17, 2001Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.
  2. Jul 13, 2001Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
  3. Jul 13, 2001Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.
  4. Mar 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
  5. Mar 15, 2001Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
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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.

  1. Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House

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