Major Richard Star Act: What It Does

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Introduced, doneMarch 13, 2025
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What This Bill Does

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.)

What Congress Said

Members who spoke about this bill on the floor, in their own words from the Congressional Record.

Republicans6 spoke

What I proposed is a simple amendment to this legislation that would basically get rid of money that hasn't been spent over the last 10 years in welfare for refugees. They keep allocating a couple billion dollars more
Rand PaulR-KY, Senate, June 9, 2026
Operation Epic Fury is one of the boldest military operations in modern history. I support it fully and without reservation. President Trump had the courage to do what is right and what needed to be done, something previous administrations refused to do--absolutely refused.
John BarrassoR-WY, Senate, March 3, 2026
And that is the reason that in Democrat majorities and Republican majorities, House Democrat majorities and Senate Democrat majorities, and in Democrat administrations, this legislation has never been accepted because we simply cannot afford it.
Ron JohnsonR-WI, Senate, March 3, 2026

3 more speakers

My Democrat colleagues are at it again. They are on their second shutdown in 6 months, and in a few short days, a lot of government workers will be missing part of their paychecks again thanks to Senate Democrats.
John ThuneR-SD, Senate, March 3, 2026
The VFW and other veterans service organizations highly prioritize the Richard Star Act's passage.
Jerry MoranR-KS, Senate, March 3, 2026
Reserving the right to object, I am going to be brief because I know we have other Members waiting to speak. But just by way of offsets, I know that my friend from Connecticut said he is offended by requiring an offset.
Thom TillisR-NC, Senate, June 17, 2026

Democrats4 spoke

I am back again after Republicans have blocked my effort for a vote--a vote--on the Major Richard Star Act. Six times Republicans have blocked benefits for combat-injured veterans.
Richard BlumenthalD-CT, Senate, June 17, 2026
We are facing a dark moment in our country's history. On Saturday, Donald Trump decided to drag the American people into a reckless, illegal war with Iran, a war based on lies, a war launched with no imminent threat to our Nation.
Elizabeth WarrenD-MA, Senate, March 3, 2026
It has been 4 days since Donald Trump launched America into a war that most Americans oppose, most Americans don't understand, and his own administration can't consistently explain.
Charles E. SchumerD-NY, Senate, March 3, 2026

1 more speaker

If the Senator from Florida is ready to deliver her remarks, I would defer. I don't have enough time to give my remarks before the 2:15 vote, so just to keep the Senate on time, I will defer and try to land another time.
Brian SchatzD-HI, Senate, June 17, 2026

Timeline

Mar 13, 2025Library of CongressIntroduced in Senate
Mar 13, 2025SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 13, 2025Introduced
Mar 13, 2025Committee

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