Retired Pay Restoration Act
Latest action · Apr 3, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Retired Pay Restoration Act - Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (currently, only a disability rated at 50 percent or more).
Makes the 2004 through 2013 phase-in limitations for the concurrent receipt of such pay for qualified retirees with service-connected disabilities rated as total applicable: (1) only during 2004 for retirees with a 100 percent disability; and (2) only during 2004 through 2007 for retirees with a total disability by reason of unemployability.
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.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2007 to Jul 16, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Mar 9, 2007 |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Sep 5, 2007 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Oct 22, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 17, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Jul 16, 2008 |
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 Mar 9, 2007 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Apr 3, 2007 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Mar 9, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2007Referred 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.
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 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-11 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 67, H.R. 1435, H.R. 1444, AND H.R. 149094 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 17, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 439 | Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jan 31, 2007 |
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 certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Retired Pay Restoration Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2007Introduced in House
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