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H.R. 303 119th 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: January 9, 2025 Introduced by: Gus M. Bilirakis Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysisVeterans' pensions and compensation
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Feb 11, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jan 9, 2025
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 9, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retired Pay Restoration Act

This bill allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability. Under current law, only individuals with service-connected disabilities rated at 50% or more receive both without offset.

Individuals who were retired or separated after at least 20 years of 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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Gillen, Laura
New York · Oct 28, 2025
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Oct 28, 2025
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jul 21, 2025
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Amo, Gabe
Rhode Island · Apr 9, 2025
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Harder, Josh
California · Apr 7, 2025
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 31, 2025
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Gray, Adam
California · Mar 24, 2025
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Sorensen, Eric
Illinois · Mar 21, 2025
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 11, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 303: Retired Pay Restoration Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-303/
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"H.R. 303: Retired Pay Restoration Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-303/.
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H.R. 303, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-303/.
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