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HR 783 109th Congress House

To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.

Introduced: April 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reservesLabor and EmploymentMilitary pensionsRetirement ageSocial Welfare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 14, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Reduces from 60 to 55 the minimum age for the receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 10 Republican 6
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· May 16, 2006
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Dec 14, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 13, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· Sep 13, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Jul 20, 2005
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Jul 12, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Jun 30, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Jun 22, 2005
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jun 7, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 14, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 12, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 5, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 5, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 10, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Mar 10, 2005
Ryan, Paul
· Mar 10, 2005
Barrett, J.
· Mar 2, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Feb 10, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 10, 2005
BOYD, ALLEN
· Feb 10, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Feb 10, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Feb 10, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 10, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 10, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 10, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 10, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 10, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 783: To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-783/
MLA
"H.R. 783: To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-783/.
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H.R. 783, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-783/.
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[H.R. 783: To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-783/)
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