Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The bill is titled the Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act. It allows certain military retirees with combat-related disabilities to receive both their retired pay and veterans' disability compensation at the same time. The text sets specific rules for career retirees and those with less than 20 years of service. It also makes technical changes and updates section headings within title 10 of the United States Code. Additionally, the bill authorizes an appropriation of $9,400,000,000 to the Secretary of Defense to carry out these changes. The new rules apply to payments for months beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
Yes
- Scored +9
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
Military retirees with combat-related disabilities are granted full concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, significantly improving their financial support.
- Scored +9
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill allows military retirees with combat-related disabilities to concurrently receive both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation without traditional offsets.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2(a), amending Section 1414(b)(2)(A), allows retired members with a combat-related disability who are entitled to retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to be paid both without certain traditional offsets. This is a positive outcome because eligible veterans will receive the full financial support they have earned through their service and sacrifice.
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Section 2(a), adding Section 1414(b)(2)(B), ensures that career retirees with 20 or more years of service and a combat-related disability can receive both their standard service-based retired pay and veterans' disability compensation. This benefits long-serving military members by letting them collect both streams of income fully.
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Section 2(a), adding Section 1414(b)(2)(C), provides that disability retirees with less than 20 years of service who have a combat-related disability can also receive concurrent payments. This helps veterans who had shorter military careers due to combat injuries by letting them receive financial compensation.
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Section 2(c) authorizes the appropriation of $9,400,000,000 to the Secretary of Defense to fund these changes. This funding ensures that the Department of Defense has the necessary financial resources to make these payments to veterans.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any specific provisions outlining negative consequences, burdens, or explicit drawbacks for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — Military retirees with combat-related disabilities are granted full concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, significantly improving their financial support.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill allows military retirees with combat-related disabilities to concurrently receive both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation without traditional offsets.
- 9/30/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 9/16/2026
- 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.
- Introduced in House