Bills · 119th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Major Richard Star Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced3/14/25
  2. Passed House
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Introduced in the House on March 14, 2025.

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Votes on passage
HouseOn Passage · 11/12/26PassageThe vote on whether this chamber approves the measure — usually by a simple majority of those voting. It becomes law only once both chambers pass the same text and the president signs it, or Congress overrides a veto.House: The Legislative Process ↗
Passed
  • Democratic210 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Not voting
  • Republican181 Yea · 18 Nay · 19 Not voting
  • Independent / Other1 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Major Richard Star Act

This bill allows a veteran with a combat-related disability to receive retirement pay, without reduction, concurrently with their disability compensation. This includes veterans with a combat-related disability and fewer than 20 years of creditable service. (Currently, veterans who receive combat-related special compensation and retirement pay are subject to an offset in retirement pay for concurrent receipt of such benefits.)

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Sponsor
Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis ( Republican · FL-12)
Cosponsors
342
Introduced
3/14/25
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security

What happens next

The House must pass it, then the Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.

All actions (3)
  1. 3/14/25Introduced in House
  2. 3/14/25Referred 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.
  3. 4/4/25Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.