Major Richard Star Act
Sponsored By: Senator Richard Blumenthal
Introduced
Summary
Allows full concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation for combat-related disabilities. This bill would prevent the usual 38 U.S.C. 5304 and 5305 offsets when calculating Combat-Related Special Compensation and add a monthly rule for Chapter 61 disability retirees.
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- Combat-disabled retirees: Would allow Combat-Related Special Compensation recipients to have their retired pay treated so it is not reduced by 38 U.S.C. 5304 or 5305 when figuring concurrent payments.
- Chapter 61 disability retirees: Would let members retired under Chapter 61 who also receive veterans' disability compensation for a combat-related disability be paid both benefits for the same month without those 38 U.S.C. offsets.
- Administrative and timing changes: Would remove phase-in language, update headings and cross references, and take effect the first day of the month after enactment for payments beginning that month.
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Combat-injured retirees keep VA and retired pay
If enacted, combat-injured disability retirees could get both VA disability pay and military retired pay in the same month. If you get Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC), your retired pay would not be cut by the usual VA offset rules. If you are a Chapter 61 medical retiree with a combat-related disability, you would be paid both checks for any month you qualify. Payments would start the first day of the first month after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Cosponsors
Mike Crapo
ID • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Rick Scott
FL • R
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Elizabeth Warren
MA • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Michael Bennet
CO • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Cory Booker
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
John Boozman
AR • R
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Katie Britt
AL • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Shelley Capito
WV • R
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John Cornyn
TX • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Tom Cotton
AR • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Kevin Cramer
ND • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Ted Cruz
TX • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Steve Daines
MT • R
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Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
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Richard Durbin
IL • D
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John Fetterman
PA • D
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Kirsten Gillibrand
NY • D
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Maggie Hassan
NH • D
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John Hickenlooper
CO • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Mazie Hirono
HI • D
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS • R
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James Justice
WV • R
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Mark Kelly
AZ • D
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John Kennedy
LA • R
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Andy Kim
NJ • D
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Angus King
ME • I
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Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
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Roger Marshall
KS • R
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Jerry Moran
KS • R
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Lisa Murkowski
AK • R
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Patty Murray
WA • D
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Alex Padilla
CA • D
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Gary Peters
MI • D
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Pete Ricketts
NE • R
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James Risch
ID • R
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Jacky Rosen
NV • D
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Bernie Sanders
VT • I
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Charles Schumer
NY • D
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Jeanne Shaheen
NH • D
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Mark Warner
VA • D
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Raphael Warnock
GA • D
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Todd Young
IN • R
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Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Josh Hawley
MO • R
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Ron Wyden
OR • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Brian Schatz
HI • D
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Jeff Merkley
OR • D
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John Barrasso
WY • R
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Maria Cantwell
WA • D
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Christopher Coons
DE • D
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Marsha Blackburn
TN • R
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Deb Fischer
NE • R
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Tina Smith
MN • D
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Lindsey Graham
SC • R
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Tammy Baldwin
WI • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Peter Welch
VT • D
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Timothy Kaine
VA • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Tim Scott
SC • R
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Martin Heinrich
NM • D
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Adam Schiff
CA • D
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Tim Sheehy
MT • R
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Elissa Slotkin
MI • D
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Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
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Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
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Jon Ossoff
GA • D
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Sheldon Whitehouse
RI • D
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Angela Alsobrooks
MD • D
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John Hoeven
ND • R
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Susan Collins
ME • R
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Jim Banks
IN • R
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE • D
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David McCormick
PA • R
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Mike Rounds
SD • R
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Ashley Moody
FL • R
Sponsored 6/11/2025
Bill Cassidy
LA • R
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Bernie Moreno
OH • R
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Dan Sullivan
AK • R
Sponsored 3/5/2026
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