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HR 65 104th Congress House

Military Retirement Equity Act of 1995

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive military retired pay co… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive military retired pay concurrently with veterans' disability compensation.

Introduced: March 16, 1995 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Budget deficitsDisabledEconomics and Public FinanceFederal budgets
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Labor and EmploymentMilitary pensionsVeterans' disability compensation
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 18, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 18, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Jan 4, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 18, 1995

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Retirement Equity Act of 1995 - Permits retired members of the armed forces to be paid retirement pay concurrently with compensation for any service-connected disability if the person's entitlement to such retirement pay is based solely on age, length of service, or both.

Reduces the retirement pay of individuals receiving both types of pay by a specified percentage of the disability compensation which decreases as the disability rating increases. Prohibits any reduction in the retirement pay of a disabled person when the disability rating is total.

Declares that, once the Federal budget deficit has been reduced, the Congress should reexamine and eliminate any offset of retired pay by a veteran's disability compensation.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 2 Independent 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 2, 1996
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 10, 1996
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 5, 1996
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 26, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 16, 1995
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 2, 1995
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 16, 1995
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 22, 1995
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 19, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 65: Military Retirement Equity Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-65/
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