S 1147 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Retired Pay Restoration Act

Summary

Retired Pay Restoration Act This bill authorizes the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability. Under current law, only veterans with service-connected disabilities rated at 50% or more receive both without offset. Individuals who were retired or separated from 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.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Apr 15, 2021 Last action Apr 15, 2021

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Committee

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Apr 15, 2021

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

upper

Apr 15, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 28 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

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Party

State

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Bernard Sanders

Catherine Cortez Masto

Charles E. Schumer

Chris Van Hollen

Christopher A. Coons

Debbie Stabenow

Edward J. Markey

Elizabeth Warren