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S. 986 110th Congress Senate

Combat-Related Special Compensation Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to expand eligibility for Combat-Related Special Compensation paid by the uniformed services in order to permit certain additional retired members who h… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to expand eligibility for Combat-Related Special Compensation paid by the uniformed services in order to permit certain additional retired members who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for that disability and Combat-Related Special Compensation by reason of that disability.

Introduced: March 26, 2007 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security DisabledIraq compilationLabor and EmploymentMilitary pensionsVeterans' disability compensation
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 26, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3752)
Mar 26, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3751-3752)
Mar 26, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 26, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3752)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combat-Related Special Compensation Act of 2007 - Authorizes monthly combat-related special compensation pay to any military retiree who is entitled to retired pay and has a combat-related disability. (Currently, a retiree must meet those requirements and also have completed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable military service.)

Provides a special compensation rule with respect to retirees with less than 20 years of service.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1585 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
  • HR 4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 26, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 986: Combat-Related Special Compensation Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-986/
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"S. 986: Combat-Related Special Compensation Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-986/.
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S. 986, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-986/.
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