Retired Pay Restoration Act
- Last Action
- 2/21/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- 2017-01-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2017-01-05Referred 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.
- 2017-01-05Referred 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.
- 2017-01-05Referred 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.
- 2017-01-05Introduced in House
- 2017-01-05Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-05 (00)
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 (20)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- KEN CALVERT (R-CA)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA)
- Ryan Costello (R-PA)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Blake Farenthold (R-TX)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Rob Bishop (R-UT)
- MICHAEL SIMPSON (R-ID)
- John Sarbanes (D-MD)
- Neal Dunn (R-FL)
- Thomas Garrett (R-VA)
Subjects
- Disability and paralysis
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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