HR 65
107th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Disabled
Disabled veterans
Labor and Employment
Military pensions
Veterans' disability compensation
Military Retirement Equity Act of 2001
Introduced: January 3, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 17, 2001
Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.
Jul 13, 2001
Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.
Jul 13, 2001
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Mar 15, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 15, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 3, 2001
Referred 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.
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Military Retirement Equity Act of 2001 - Permits retired members of the armed forces to be paid retirement pay concurrently with compensation for any service-connected disability, with an exception for members retired with less than 20 years of creditable service.
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.
Provides retired pay amounts for members who retired with 20 years or more of service due to a physical disability.
What's happening now
Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.
Committees of jurisdiction
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