Retired Pay Restoration Act
Latest action · Mar 8, 2021 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 13, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Retired Pay Restoration Act
This bill allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability. Under current law, only individuals with service-connected disabilities rated at 50% or more receive both without offset.
Individuals who were retired or separated after at least 20 years of 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 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2021 to Oct 7, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | May 13, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | May 13, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | May 28, 2021 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jul 6, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jan 19, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jan 19, 2022 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Oct 7, 2022 |
Committees 2
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 13, 2021 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2021 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Jan 13, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 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.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 8, January 13, 2021, page H194.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 303 | Retired Pay Restoration Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 8, 2023 |
| HR 303 | Retired Pay Restoration Act | Reintroduction of | Feb 1, 2019 |
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 permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Retired Pay Restoration 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.
- Jan 13, 2021Introduced in House
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