Retired Pay Restoration Act
Latest action · Feb 21, 2017 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 5, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Retired Pay Restoration Act
This bill: (1) allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (currently, only for a disability rated at 50% or more), and (2) repeals provisions phasing in the full concurrent receipt of such pay through December 31, 2013.
Individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability shall be eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay.
Cosponsors 98
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 12, 2017 to Oct 12, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jan 12, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jan 12, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Feb 7, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 21, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jan 19, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Jan 5, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 5, 2017Referred 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.
Subjects
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- Jan 5, 2017Introduced in House
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