Retired Pay Restoration Act
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 by Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
It's waiting on a committee vote to reach the full chamber. Most bills never leave this stage.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No floor votes yet — it hasn't reached the floor of either chamber.