S 392 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2003

Introduced Feb 13, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Harry Reid D-NV

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Latest action · Feb 13, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2468)

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. IntroducedFeb 13, 2003
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2003 - Permits retired members of the armed forces with service-connected disabilities to be paid both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation.

Repeals provisions providing for special compensation for certain severely disabled military retirees and certain combat-related disabled uniformed services retirees.

Cosponsors 69

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2003 to Oct 22, 2003; 37 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NEBen NelsonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-COBen Nighthorse CampbellOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-FLBill NelsonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MICarl LevinOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NEChuck HagelOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-VAGeorge AllenOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-ORGordon H. SmithOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-LAJohn B. BreauxOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-AZJohn McCainOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NJJon S. CorzineOriginalFeb 13, 2003
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-DEJoseph R. Biden Jr.OriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MNMark DaytonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MTMax BaucusOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-KSSam BrownbackOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-MSThad CochranOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-SDThomas A. DaschleOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-COWayne AllardOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-GAZell MillerOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-MNNorm ColemanFeb 24, 2003
D-PAArlen SpecterFeb 25, 2003
R-MOChristopher S. BondFeb 25, 2003
R-ALRichard C. ShelbyFeb 26, 2003
R-KYJim BunningFeb 27, 2003
R-OHMike DeWineFeb 27, 2003
R-MESusan M. CollinsFeb 27, 2003
R-MOJim TalentMar 5, 2003
R-IDMike CrapoMar 12, 2003
D-FLBob GrahamMar 24, 2003
D-MIDebbie StabenowMar 24, 2003
R-OKJames M. InhofeMar 24, 2003
R-RILincoln ChafeeMar 24, 2003
R-NVJohn EnsignMar 31, 2003
D-ARMark L. PryorMar 31, 2003
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiApr 10, 2003
D-MAJohn F. KerryApr 28, 2003
R-IDLarry E. CraigApr 28, 2003
R-AKLisa MurkowskiApr 29, 2003
D-WAPatty MurrayApr 29, 2003
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergMay 1, 2003
R-VTJames M. JeffordsJun 2, 2003
R-NHJohn E. SununuJun 2, 2003
D-MAEdward M. KennedyJun 3, 2003
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonJun 3, 2003
D-NCJohn EdwardsJun 4, 2003
D-SCErnest F. HollingsJun 9, 2003
D-NYCharles E. SchumerJun 26, 2003
R-TXJohn CornynSep 5, 2003
R-SCLindsey GrahamSep 5, 2003
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOct 22, 2003
R-NCElizabeth DoleOct 22, 2003

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateArmed Services Committee
Referred Feb 13, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2003Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 13, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2467-2468)
  3. Feb 13, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2468)

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S7284–S7286—Jun 4, 2003
SenateDebate and remarks S6945Harry Reid D-NV, John Warner R-VAMay 22, 2003
SenateDebate and remarks S2467–S2469Text printed S2468Harry Reid D-NV (text), John McCain R-AZFeb 13, 2003

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 5

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 108-676DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005148 pagesAppropriations CommitteeMay 5, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-676DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005691 pagesAppropriations CommitteeMar 1, 2004–May 12, 2004
—DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 200466 pagesAppropriations CommitteeMar 13, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-241DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004338 pagesArmed Services CommitteeMar 11, 2003–Mar 27, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-162DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004601 pagesAppropriations CommitteeMar 6, 2003–May 1, 2003

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both military retired pay by reason of their years of military service and disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability.
Short Titles as Introduced
Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2003
Popular Titles
Concurrent Receipt bill

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. Feb 13, 2003Introduced in Senate

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