HR 1282 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Major Richard Star Act

Latest action · Oct 25, 2022 Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 4.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 24, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Major Richard Star Act

This bill provides that combat-disabled uniformed services retirees with fewer than 20 years of creditable service may concurrently receive, without reduction, veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation.

Cosponsors 335

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2021 to Nov 30, 2022; 58 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-NYAntonio DelgadoOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-NHChris PappasOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-IACynthia AxneOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-NVDina TitusOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-NYLee M. ZeldinOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-CAMike LevinOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-NJMikie SherrillOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-CARaul RuizOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-NVSusie LeeOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-NCTed BuddOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-OKTom ColeOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-NJTom MalinowskiOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalFeb 24, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineFeb 25, 2021
D-COEd PerlmutterFeb 25, 2021
D-COJason CrowFeb 25, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciFeb 25, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerFeb 25, 2021
R-TNDiana HarshbargerMar 10, 2021
D-NJAndy KimMar 16, 2021
D-PAConor LambMar 16, 2021
D-MNDean PhillipsMar 16, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoMar 16, 2021
R-MIJack BergmanMar 16, 2021
D-MEJared F. GoldenMar 16, 2021
R-CAJay ObernolteMar 16, 2021
D-WIRon KindMar 16, 2021
D-AZTom O'HalleranMar 16, 2021
R-MNPete StauberMar 17, 2021
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickMar 18, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresApr 8, 2021
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoApr 8, 2021
R-UTBlake D. MooreApr 8, 2021
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerApr 8, 2021
R-UTChris StewartApr 8, 2021
R-PADaniel MeuserApr 8, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyApr 8, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneApr 8, 2021
D-VAElaine G. LuriaApr 8, 2021
D-CAJosh HarderApr 8, 2021
R-OHMichael R. TurnerApr 8, 2021
D-MARichard E. NealApr 8, 2021
D-HIEd CaseApr 14, 2021
D-MIDebbie DingellMay 13, 2021
R-NEDon BaconMay 13, 2021
D-CTJames A. HimesMay 13, 2021
R-ALJerry L. CarlMay 13, 2021
R-TNScott DesJarlaisMay 13, 2021
R-MOBilly LongMay 19, 2021
D-WAKim SchrierMay 19, 2021
R-TXAugust PflugerMay 28, 2021
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleMay 28, 2021
D-GALucy McBathMay 28, 2021
R-NYJohn KatkoJun 4, 2021
R-FLMichael WaltzJun 4, 2021
R-VARobert J. WittmanJun 4, 2021
D-WIMark PocanJun 14, 2021
R-FLScott FranklinJun 14, 2021
D-MASeth MoultonJun 14, 2021
R-ILDarin LaHoodJun 25, 2021
D-TXColin Z. AllredJun 28, 2021
R-INJim BanksJun 28, 2021
R-WYLiz CheneyJun 28, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsJun 28, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyJul 16, 2021
R-NCDavid RouzerJul 16, 2021
R-INJackie WalorskiJul 16, 2021
R-FLNeal P. DunnJul 30, 2021
R-ALBarry MooreAug 10, 2021
D-NJJosh GottheimerAug 10, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsAug 23, 2021
R-MIFred UptonAug 31, 2021
R-MNMichelle FischbachSep 20, 2021
R-KYAndy BarrSep 21, 2021
D-KSSharice DavidsSep 21, 2021
R-OKKevin HernSep 22, 2021
R-AKDon YoungSep 27, 2021
R-CAMichelle SteelSep 28, 2021
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenSep 30, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanSep 30, 2021
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasSep 30, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinOct 19, 2021
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOct 19, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOct 19, 2021
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerOct 19, 2021
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOct 19, 2021
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOct 22, 2021
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOct 25, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOct 28, 2021
R-CADavid G. ValadaoNov 2, 2021
D-WARick LarsenNov 2, 2021
D-ILCheri BustosNov 3, 2021
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónNov 9, 2021
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerNov 16, 2021
D-GACarolyn BourdeauxNov 16, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesNov 16, 2021
D-ALTerri A. SewellNov 16, 2021
R-IARandy FeenstraNov 18, 2021
D-MOEmanuel CleaverDec 7, 2021
D-ILMarie NewmanDec 7, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordDec 7, 2021
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeDec 7, 2021
R-NYNicole MalliotakisDec 8, 2021
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaDec 14, 2021
D-VAJennifer WextonDec 14, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceDec 14, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonJan 19, 2022
R-TXBeth Van DuyneJan 19, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanJan 19, 2022
R-OHDavid P. JoyceJan 19, 2022
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Jan 19, 2022
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerJan 19, 2022
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jan 19, 2022
R-KSJake LaTurnerJan 19, 2022
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJan 19, 2022
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaJan 19, 2022
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarJan 19, 2022
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleJan 19, 2022
D-CAJudy ChuJan 19, 2022
D-CAKaren BassJan 19, 2022
R-FLKat CammackJan 19, 2022
D-FLLois FrankelJan 19, 2022
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJan 19, 2022
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksJan 19, 2022
R-NVMark E. AmodeiJan 19, 2022
D-ILMike QuigleyJan 19, 2022
R-AZPaul A. GosarJan 19, 2022
D-ILRobin L. KellyJan 19, 2022
D-CATed LieuJan 19, 2022
D-NYThomas R. SuozziJan 19, 2022
D-TXVicente GonzalezJan 19, 2022
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVJan 19, 2022
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezJan 25, 2022
R-NJChristopher H. SmithJan 25, 2022
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldJan 25, 2022
D-NYBrian HigginsFeb 9, 2022
D-NCDeborah K. RossFeb 9, 2022
D-TNSteve CohenFeb 9, 2022
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoFeb 9, 2022
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyFeb 9, 2022
D-NJDonald NorcrossFeb 11, 2022
D-NHAnn M. KusterFeb 15, 2022
D-FLDarren SotoFeb 15, 2022
D-CAJohn GaramendiFeb 15, 2022
D-CALinda T. SánchezFeb 15, 2022
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.Feb 18, 2022
D-CAJared HuffmanFeb 25, 2022
D-CAJimmy PanettaFeb 25, 2022
R-TXJake EllzeyMar 2, 2022
R-INLarry BucshonMar 2, 2022
D-CASara JacobsMar 2, 2022
D-ILSean CastenMar 2, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierMar 3, 2022
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Mar 8, 2022
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonMar 8, 2022
D-VAA. Donald McEachinMar 15, 2022
D-ILBill FosterMar 15, 2022
D-WAMarilyn StricklandMar 15, 2022
R-KSTracey MannMar 15, 2022
R-CAYoung KimMar 15, 2022
R-OHAnthony GonzalezMar 28, 2022
D-CARo KhannaMar 28, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMar 29, 2022
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarMar 29, 2022
D-OHShontel M. BrownApr 1, 2022
R-MIPeter MeijerApr 5, 2022
D-PASusan WildApr 5, 2022
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Apr 21, 2022
R-UTBurgess OwensApr 21, 2022
D-MAJames P. McGovernApr 21, 2022
D-RIJames R. LangevinApr 21, 2022
R-CAKen CalvertApr 21, 2022
R-SCNancy MaceApr 21, 2022
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezApr 21, 2022
D-CAScott H. PetersApr 21, 2022
R-OKStephanie I. BiceApr 21, 2022
D-NYGrace MengMay 6, 2022
D-AZGreg StantonMay 6, 2022
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonMay 6, 2022
R-TXMichael T. McCaulMay 6, 2022
D-CAMike ThompsonMay 6, 2022
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottMay 6, 2022
D-MDAnthony G. BrownMay 10, 2022
R-TNDavid KustoffMay 16, 2022
D-NCAlma S. AdamsMay 18, 2022
D-NCKathy E. ManningMay 18, 2022
D-CAKatie PorterMay 19, 2022
D-TXVeronica EscobarMay 19, 2022
D-CADoris O. MatsuiMay 24, 2022
D-MNBetty McCollumMay 27, 2022
R-WVCarol D. MillerMay 27, 2022
D-CAJim CostaMay 27, 2022
R-SCJoe WilsonMay 27, 2022
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickMay 27, 2022
D-NYJerrold NadlerJun 7, 2022
D-CANorma J. TorresJun 7, 2022
D-NYPaul TonkoJun 7, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánJun 13, 2022
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 13, 2022
D-FLCharlie CristJun 16, 2022
R-NYChris JacobsJun 16, 2022
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesJun 16, 2022
D-TXLloyd DoggettJun 16, 2022
R-INGreg PenceJun 23, 2022
D-CAJimmy GomezJun 23, 2022
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezJul 1, 2022
D-OHMarcy KapturJul 1, 2022
D-CAPete AguilarJul 1, 2022
R-INTrey HollingsworthJul 1, 2022
D-LATroy A. CarterJul 1, 2022
D-CAJerry McNerneyJul 7, 2022
D-PAMichael F. DoyleJul 11, 2022
R-TXPete SessionsJul 11, 2022
D-NYAdriano EspaillatJul 12, 2022
R-TNMark E. GreenJul 12, 2022
R-NMYvette HerrellJul 12, 2022
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyJul 15, 2022
R-NCMadison CawthornJul 18, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesJul 18, 2022
D-FLKathy CastorJul 20, 2022
R-TXPat FallonJul 20, 2022
D-CAAnna G. EshooJul 26, 2022
D-MAAyanna PressleyJul 26, 2022
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesJul 26, 2022
R-MSMichael GuestJul 26, 2022
D-CATony CárdenasJul 26, 2022
R-TXMayra FloresJul 27, 2022
R-OHBill JohnsonJul 28, 2022
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceJul 28, 2022
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeJul 29, 2022
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordJul 29, 2022
D-MAStephen F. LynchJul 29, 2022
R-WADan NewhouseAug 2, 2022
D-OREarl BlumenauerAug 2, 2022
D-TXJoaquin CastroAug 2, 2022
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthAug 2, 2022
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkAug 2, 2022
D-NYRitchie TorresAug 2, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeAug 2, 2022
R-VABob GoodAug 9, 2022
D-GADavid ScottAug 9, 2022
D-TXLizzie FletcherAug 9, 2022
D-MALori TrahanAug 9, 2022
R-TXLouie GohmertAug 9, 2022
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartAug 9, 2022
D-MIHaley M. StevensAug 12, 2022
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchAug 12, 2022
R-MITim WalbergAug 12, 2022
D-FLVal Butler DemingsAug 12, 2022
D-NYJamaal BowmanAug 16, 2022
R-INJames R. BairdAug 16, 2022
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanAug 19, 2022
R-PAMike KellyAug 19, 2022
D-CAJuan VargasAug 23, 2022
R-LAClay HigginsAug 30, 2022
D-NYGregory W. MeeksAug 30, 2022
D-CTJohn B. LarsonAug 30, 2022
R-TXKay GrangerAug 30, 2022
D-CAAmi BeraSep 9, 2022
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannSep 9, 2022
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezSep 9, 2022
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Sep 13, 2022
R-MIBill HuizengaSep 14, 2022
R-OKFrank D. LucasSep 14, 2022
R-NCDan BishopSep 15, 2022
R-CAMike GarciaSep 15, 2022
D-CAAdam B. SchiffSep 19, 2022
D-INFrank J. MrvanSep 19, 2022
R-TXLance GoodenSep 19, 2022
R-VABen ClineSep 26, 2022
D-NCDavid E. PriceSep 26, 2022
D-MDKweisi MfumeSep 26, 2022
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalSep 29, 2022
R-TXMichael C. BurgessSep 29, 2022
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOct 7, 2022
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOct 7, 2022
R-MNBrad FinstadOct 14, 2022
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOct 14, 2022
R-FLDaniel WebsterOct 14, 2022
R-CADarrell IssaOct 14, 2022
R-LAGarret GravesOct 14, 2022
D-NYPatrick RyanOct 14, 2022
R-CATom McClintockOct 14, 2022
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOct 21, 2022
R-OHMike CareyOct 21, 2022
D-TXAl GreenNov 3, 2022
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterNov 3, 2022
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneNov 17, 2022
D-CABrad ShermanNov 30, 2022
D-PABrendan F. BoyleNov 30, 2022

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Feb 24, 2021
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 24, 2021
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Referred Apr 12, 2021

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2022Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 4.
  2. Aug 12, 2022Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Bilirakis.
  3. Apr 12, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  4. Feb 24, 2021Introduced in House
  5. Feb 24, 2021Referred 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.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H9697Gus M. Bilirakis R-FLDec 13, 2022

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United States. Article I, section 8 of the United State Constitution, which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 35, February 24, 2021, page H617.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
H.A.S.C. No. 117-82ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 202371 pagesArmed Services CommitteeApr 28, 2022

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1282Major Richard Star ActReintroduced BillJul 18, 2023
HR 5995Major Richard Star ActReintroduction ofMar 9, 2020

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 expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Major Richard Star 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.

  1. Feb 24, 2021Introduced in House

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