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HR 303 115th Congress House

Retired Pay Restoration Act

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disabil… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation.

Introduced: September 4, 2018 Introduced by: Bilirakis, Gus M. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysisVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 19, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jan 5, 2017
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.
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 21, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retired Pay Restoration Act

This bill: (1) allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (currently, only for a disability rated at 50% or more), and (2) repeals provisions phasing in the full concurrent receipt of such pay through December 31, 2013.

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 67
All 67 Democratic 20 Republican 26
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 12, 2018
Marino, Tom
· Sep 12, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 4, 2018
Faso, John
· Aug 31, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 19, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · May 1, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Apr 24, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 13, 2018
Zeldin, Lee
· Apr 13, 2018
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Apr 10, 2018
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 10, 2018
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Mar 22, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Mar 15, 2018
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Mar 8, 2018
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 8, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 8, 2018
WALDEN, GREG
· Mar 8, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· Mar 5, 2018
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 30, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Nov 21, 2017
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 15, 2017
Delaney, John
· May 24, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2017
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · May 24, 2017
McSally, Martha
· May 24, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 24, 2017
Poliquin, Bruce
· May 24, 2017
Young, David
· Mar 21, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Mar 15, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 15, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 7, 2017
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Mar 7, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 7, 2017
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Mar 7, 2017
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Mar 7, 2017
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Mar 1, 2017
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Mar 1, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 1, 2017
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 1, 2017
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Mar 1, 2017
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Mar 1, 2017
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 1, 2017
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Feb 14, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Feb 14, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Feb 14, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 14, 2017
Meehan, Patrick
· Feb 14, 2017
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Feb 14, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 303: Retired Pay Restoration Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-303/
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"H.R. 303: Retired Pay Restoration Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-303/.
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H.R. 303, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-303/.
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