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HR 44 106th Congress House

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the payment of special compensation to certain severely disabled uniformed services retirees.

Introduced: March 10, 1999 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security DisabledDisabled veteransLabor and EmploymentMilitary pensions
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Retired military personnelVeterans' disability compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 22, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 6, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 6, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 22, 1999

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay monthly special compensation to severely disabled military retirees as follows: (1) $300 for those with disabilities rated as total; (2) $200 for those with disabilities rated at 90 percent; and (3) $100 for those with disabilities rated at 70 or 80 percent. Requires such retirees to have completed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable military service and to have a service-connected disability.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 6 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 21, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 15, 1999
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 29, 1999
LUCAS, KEN
· May 26, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 4, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 28, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 20, 1999
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 20, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 12, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 23, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 23, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 1999
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Feb 24, 1999
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 24, 1999
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Feb 11, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 44: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the payment of special compensation to certain severely disabled uniformed services retirees.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-44/
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H.R. 44, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-44/.
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