S. 5266 119th Congress Senate

Veterans’ Earned Benefits Access Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide flexibility in the recoupment of separation pay, severance pay, and readjustment pay from members of t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide flexibility in the recoupment of separation pay, severance pay, and readjustment pay from members of the Armed Forces receiving veterans' disability compensation.

Introduced: August 5, 2026 Introduced by: James E. Risch Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Aug 5, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5266: Veterans’ Earned Benefits Access Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5266/

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"S. 5266: Veterans’ Earned Benefits Access Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5266/.

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S. 5266, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5266/.

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