S 344 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Major Richard Star Act

Introduced Feb 22, 2021 Originated Senate Sponsor Jon Tester D-MT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 17, 2021 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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 22, 2021
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Major Richard Star Act

This bill allows a veteran with a combat-related disability and fewer than 20 years of creditable service to receive retirement pay, without reduction, concurrent with disability compensation.

Cosponsors 66

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 22, 2021 to Sep 19, 2022; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalFeb 22, 2021
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-WYJohn BarrassoOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalFeb 22, 2021
I-AZKyrsten SinemaOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-SDMike RoundsOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-OHRob PortmanOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-ORRon WydenOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-MORoy BluntOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-MTSteve DainesOriginalFeb 22, 2021
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-MNTina SmithOriginalFeb 22, 2021
D-GARaphael G. WarnockFeb 25, 2021
R-SCTim ScottFeb 25, 2021
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinApr 29, 2021
D-NVJacky RosenMay 18, 2021
D-CAAlex PadillaJun 10, 2021
D-AZMark KellyJun 10, 2021
D-WITammy BaldwinJun 10, 2021
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithJul 20, 2021
D-GAJon OssoffOct 5, 2021
D-NMBen Ray LujánNov 16, 2021
D-NJCory A. BookerDec 9, 2021
D-NYCharles E. SchumerDec 15, 2021
D-COJohn W. HickenlooperMar 10, 2022
D-CADianne FeinsteinMar 31, 2022
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.Apr 5, 2022
D-HIBrian SchatzJul 25, 2022
D-WAMaria CantwellJul 25, 2022
D-NMMartin HeinrichAug 7, 2022
R-SCLindsey GrahamSep 6, 2022
R-FLMarco RubioSep 13, 2022
R-LAJohn KennedySep 14, 2022
R-TXJohn CornynSep 19, 2022
R-TXTed CruzSep 19, 2022

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 22, 2021Discharged Mar 17, 2021
SenateArmed Services Committee
Referred Mar 17, 2021

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 17, 2021Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  2. Mar 17, 2021Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  3. Feb 22, 2021Introduced in Senate
  4. Feb 22, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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
SenateDebate and remarks S1620Alex Padilla D-CAMar 17, 2021

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 provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retirement pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, 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 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 17, 2021Reference Change Senate
  2. Feb 22, 2021Introduced in Senate

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