S. 5367 119th Congress Senate

Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the recoupment of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive payments from members of the Armed Forces who subsequently receive disability compensation under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and to impose limitations on the authority of the Secretary of Defense to recoup such pay from members who subsequently receive military retired or retainer pay.

Introduced: August 7, 2026 Introduced by: Ruben Gallego Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov

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

Aug 7, 2026

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5367: Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5367/

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