SCR 70 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress and the administration of United States President Donald Trump to pass the Major Richard Star Act.

This Louisiana concurrent resolution asks the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration to pass the Major Richard Star Act, which aims to help combat-wounded service members who have been medically retired. The bill seeks to remove a current rule that reduces military retirement pay by the same amount as disability compensation from the Veterans Affairs, allowing veterans to keep both benefits in full. Although the resolution expresses strong support for this change, it is a formal request rather than a law that directly alters federal policy itself.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced May 14, 2026 Last action Jun 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

SCR70 Original SCR70 Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 1, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized for passage by updating the title to 'Enrolled' and adding a co-sponsor from the House of Representatives. The substantive policy content, including the request to Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act for veterans, remained unchanged. The document was also cleaned up by removing the internal legislative tracking numbers and the non-binding digest section.
TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to reflect the 'Enrolled' status and added Representative Owen as a co-sponsor, indicating the bill has passed both chambers.

Deleted the original tracking identifier (SLS 26RS-2222) and the internal legislative digest/summary section, which are administrative artifacts not part of the final law.

Reformatted the text to remove line numbers and page markers used during the drafting process, resulting in a clean final version.

Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2026 · House Jun 1, 2026

How they voted

290
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 40
May 25, 2026
D Democratic12
7 Yea 5
58% Yea
R Republican28
22 Yea 6
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Jun 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, concurred in by vote of 97 yeas, 0 nays.
lower
May 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read by title and adopted by a vote of 28 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
upper
May 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
upper
May 14, 2026
Introduced
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors