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
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
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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