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HR 303 105th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have service-connected disabilities to receive compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs…

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have service-connected disabilities to receive compensation from the D… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have service-connected disabilities to receive compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either.

Introduced: June 12, 1997 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security DisabledLabor and EmploymentMilitary pensionsVeterans' disability compensation
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Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 7, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Permits certain veterans with service-connected disabilities who are retired members of the uniformed services to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 9 Republican 5
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 1, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 24, 1998
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 14, 1998
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 26, 1998
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 11, 1998
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 4, 1998
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Jan 27, 1998
TURNER, JIM
· Oct 9, 1997
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 4, 1997
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 4, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 24, 1997
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 11, 1997
COLLINS, MAC
· Jun 12, 1997
COMBEST, LARRY
· Jun 12, 1997
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jun 3, 1997
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 6, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 19, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 11, 1997
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 5, 1997
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Feb 13, 1997
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Feb 13, 1997
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Feb 13, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 4, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 4, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 303: To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have service-connected disabilities to receive compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-303/
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"H.R. 303: To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have service-connected disabilities to receive compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-303/.
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H.R. 303, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-303/.
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