Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act
Latest action · Feb 6, 2009 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.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act - Amends federal military retired pay provisions to: (1) permit veterans with a service-connected disability of less than 50% to concurrently receive both retired pay and disability compensation; (2) eliminate provisions requiring a phase in between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2013, of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation; (3) eliminate the four-year phase-in of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation for disabled veterans determined to be individually unemployable; and (4) require a limited reduction in retired pay for combat-related disability retirees with less than 20 years of retirement-creditable service.
Cosponsors 168
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2009 to Nov 15, 2010; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Jan 9, 2009 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jan 9, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Jan 9, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jan 13, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Jan 13, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Jan 13, 2009 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jan 13, 2009 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Jan 13, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jan 16, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jan 16, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jan 16, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jan 16, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jan 22, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jan 22, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jan 27, 2009 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jan 27, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Glenn C. Nye | Jan 27, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jan 27, 2009 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jan 27, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Feb 12, 2009 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Feb 12, 2009 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 2, 2009 | |
| D-AL | Bobby Bright | Mar 2, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Mar 2, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Mar 2, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 2, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Mar 2, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Harry Teague | Mar 10, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Mar 10, 2009 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Mar 16, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Mar 16, 2009 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Mar 16, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Larry Kissell | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Parker Griffith | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | May 5, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | John H. Adler | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-ID | Walter Minnick | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Suzanne M. Kosmas | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-OH | John A. Boccieri | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Steve Driehaus | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Dec 8, 2009 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Mar 25, 2010 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 25, 2010 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Mar 25, 2010 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Mar 25, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 25, 2010 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Mar 25, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Scott Murphy | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Apr 21, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Apr 27, 2010 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Apr 27, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | May 5, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Kathleen A. Dahlkemper | May 5, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | May 11, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 11, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | May 25, 2010 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Jun 17, 2010 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 23, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Mary Jo Kilroy | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Mark S. Critz | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Jul 21, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Jul 28, 2010 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| R-OH | Steve Austria | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Sep 28, 2010 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Nov 15, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Nov 15, 2010 |
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 8, 2009 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2009 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 8, 2009 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jan 9, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jan 9, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 2009Referred to House Armed Services
- Jan 8, 2009Referred 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 rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period for concurrent receipt, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Disabled Veterans Tax Termination 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.
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced in House
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