# 119-hr-303: Retired Pay Restoration Act

119-hr-303, Retired Pay Restoration Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-303
- Congress: 119
- Title: Retired Pay Restoration Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Allows more disabled military retirees to receive both VA disability compensation and their full military retired pay.** This bill would expand and simplify concurrent receipt so more retirees with service-connected disabilities can collect both kinds of benefits without a forced offset.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Disabled retirees could get both checks: benefit, high. This bill would let more retired service members with VA-rated disabilities receive both their retired pay and VA disability pay. It would extend eligibility to those with disability ratings below 50%. To qualify, you would need to be entitled to both payments for the month. Some Chapter 61 disabil…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-6130: ASAP Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-303 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/303)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-6130: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6130)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-303 (as of 2026-04-21).