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
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 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 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jul 6, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 12, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Jul 13, 2011 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Jul 22, 2011 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Oct 4, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Oct 25, 2011 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Oct 25, 2011 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Feb 14, 2012 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | Mar 26, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | May 7, 2012 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Jun 25, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jul 25, 2012 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Jul 30, 2012 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Oct 19, 2012 |
Committees 3
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 5, 2011 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2011 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2011 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2011 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Feb 18, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H47.
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013109 pages | Appropriations Committee | Jun 6, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-51 | JOINT HEARING TO RECEIVE LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION OF VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS122 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 22, 2012 |
| S. Hrg. 112-798 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013651 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 7, 2012–Jun 13, 2012 |
| S. Hrg. 112-80 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM473 pages | Armed Services Committee | Apr 13, 2011–May 11, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
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 5, 2011Introduced in House
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