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HR 1732 110th Congress House

To provide alternative retired pay rates under title 10, United States Code, and alternative disability compensation rates under title 38, United States Code, for members of the Armed Forces with a…

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Official title: To provide alternative retired pay rates under title 10, United States Code, and alternative disability compensation rates under title 38, United States Code, for members of the Armed Forces with a combat-related disability, with such rates based on the average monthly salary for high school graduates in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 10, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 28, 2007
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.
Mar 28, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 20, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, in the case of a regular or reserve member of the Armed Forces with a combat-related disability who is entitled to monthly retired pay, to permit such member to elect an alternative retired pay rate based on $2,917, the average monthly salary for high school graduates in the United States.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, with respect to veterans with service-connected disabilities, to permit such veterans to elect to receive a monthly compensation of $2,917 (in the case of a service-connected disability rated as total) or a percentage of such amount (depending on the percentage rating of the disability).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 2
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 19, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 3, 2008
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 26, 2008
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 18, 2007
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 21, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 7, 2007
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2007
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 16, 2007
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 28, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1732: To provide alternative retired pay rates under title 10, United States Code, and alternative disability compensation rates under title 38, United States Code, for members of the Armed Forces with a combat-related disability, with such rates based on the average monthly salary for high school graduates in the United States, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1732/
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"H.R. 1732: To provide alternative retired pay rates under title 10, United States Code, and alternative disability compensation rates under title 38, United States Code, for members of the Armed Forces with a combat-related disability, with such rates based on the average monthly salary for high school graduates in the United States, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1732/.
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H.R. 1732, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1732/.
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[H.R. 1732: To provide alternative retired pay rates under title 10, United States Code, and alternative disability compensation rates under title 38, United States Code, for members of the Armed Forces with a combat-related disability, with such rates based on the average monthly salary for high school graduates in the United States, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1732/)
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