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S 271 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Veterans' pensions and compensation

Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2015

Introduced: January 27, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 27, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S545; text of measure as introduced: CR S545-546)
Jan 27, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2015

Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more).

Makes eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay those individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability.

What's happening now January 27, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S545; text of measure as introduced: CR S545-546)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 13 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 6, 2016
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 6, 2016
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jul 28, 2015
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 26, 2015
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jul 22, 2015
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jul 13, 2015
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jul 7, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 29, 2015
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 20, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 20, 2015
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 26, 2015
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 10, 2015
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 4, 2015
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 3, 2015
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 27, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 271: Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-271/
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"S. 271: Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-271/.
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S. 271, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-271/.
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