# 119-hr-10463: Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act

119-hr-10463, Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] (R-IN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10463
- As of: 2026-10-30
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10463
- Congress: 119
- Title: Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**This bill would authorize concurrent receipt of retired pay and VA disability compensation for many combat-related disability retirees.** It sets rules that vary by years of service, ties the change to the Combat-Related Special Compensation program, and applies to months beginning on or after January 1, 2027. - Combat-related disability retirees who are entitled to retired pay under chapter 61 and to VA disability compensation for the same month may receive both payments at the same time without the offset rules in 38 U.S.C. 5304 and 5305. - Career retirees with 20 or more years of service may receive both retired pay and disability compensation, with retired pay calculated as if they had the applicable service years used to determine retired pay. - Disabled retirees with less than 20 years of service may receive the lesser of: the full retired pay plus VA disability compensation or amounts computed as if they had 20 years of service. *Authorizes $9.4 billion in appropriations to the Department of Defense to implement these changes, increasing federal spending to carry out the policy.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- More pay for combat-disabled retirees: benefit, high. If enacted, some combat-disabled retirees would be paid both military retired pay and VA disability compensation. This applies to chapter 61 retirees with combat-related disabilities. Career retirees with 20 or more creditable years would get the retired pay they would have had under other law. The…
- Funding to implement concurrent payments: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would authorize $9.4 billion to the Secretary of Defense to carry out these amendments. The funds would remain available until expended. Congress would still need to appropriate the money. The funding would support implementing changes that affect eligible combat-related disabi…

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- 119-hr-9228: Health DATA Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-10463 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10463)

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- [119-hr-3222: SMART Health Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3222)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1357: Susan Muffley Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1357)
- [119-hr-3184: PFAS Alternatives Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3184)
- [119-hr-9228: Health DATA Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9228)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10463 (as of 2026-10-30).