To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to include all members of the uniformed services who are retired under chapter 61 of such title for disability, regardless of the members' disability rating percentage.
Latest action · Feb 18, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 5, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Extends through 2013 eligibility for the concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation for veterans who were retired or separated due to physical disability, regardless of their disability rating or years of service.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 20, 2011 to Oct 19, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jan 20, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Larry Kissell | Jan 20, 2011 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jan 20, 2011 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Jan 20, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Jan 20, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Allen B. West | Feb 9, 2011 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Feb 9, 2011 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Feb 17, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Mar 16, 2011 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | May 10, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Feb 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 5, 2011Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
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