Retired Pay Restoration Act
- Bill Number
- H.R. 303
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-02-11: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Last Updated
- 2025-10-29T08:05:48Z
Official Summary
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.
Sponsor
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Cosponsors (9)
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17], Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9], Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1], Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3], Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4], Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Recent Actions
- 2025-02-11: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2025-01-09: 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.
- 2025-01-09: 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.
- 2025-01-09: Introduced in House
- 2025-01-09: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- Retired Pay Restoration Act — issued 2025-01-09 — PDF (6 pages)