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HR 243 110th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Commemorations Disabled Labor and Employment Military medals, decorations, etc. Military pensions Retired military personnel War casualties

Combat Military Medically Retired Veteran's Fairness Act

Introduced: January 5, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 1, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 5, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 5, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E25-26)
Jan 5, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combat Military Medically Retired Veteran's Fairness Act - Authorizes the payment of special compensation to members of the Armed Forces retired due to disability with less than 20 years of active service who were awarded the Purple Heart. States that such payments shall be made without regard to special rules applicable to other disability retirees which require offsetting reductions.

What's happening now February 1, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 15, 2007
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Feb 15, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 243: Combat Military Medically Retired Veteran's Fairness Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-243/
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"H.R. 243: Combat Military Medically Retired Veteran's Fairness Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-243/.
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H.R. 243, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-243/.
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