Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2015
Latest action · Jan 27, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S545; text of measure as introduced: CR S545-546)
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 27, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2015
Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more).
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 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2015 to Sep 6, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jan 27, 2015 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Feb 4, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Feb 4, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Feb 26, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Feb 26, 2015 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Mar 10, 2015 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Apr 20, 2015 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Apr 20, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Apr 29, 2015 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jul 26, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Aug 5, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 15, 2015 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Sep 29, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jun 6, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 6, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jan 27, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S545; text of measure as introduced: CR S545-546)
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S545Text printed S545 | Harry Reid D-NV (text) | Jan 27, 2015 |
Titles 2
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 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, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2015
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 27, 2015Introduced in Senate
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