# 119-hr-7027: Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2026

119-hr-7027, Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2026, 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 2026-09-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7027
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-23

## Summary

**Preserving VA disability compensation** by stopping reductions tied to separation, severance, or readjustment pay and by tightly limiting how much can later be recouped from retired or retainer pay. This bill would protect disability awards while allowing a constrained, installment-based recovery from retirement pay under specific rules. - Service members and veterans: It would bar cuts to Department of Veterans Affairs disability pay just because a member previously got separation, severance, readjustment, or similar payments. This keeps monthly disability checks intact for affected veterans. - Retirees and retainer-pay recipients: Any recoupment from retired or retainer pay would be limited. Recoveries must be calculated net of tax withholding, generally capped at 25 percent of monthly retired/retainer pay, and cannot start until 90 days after the applicable month. - Voluntary separation participants: The bill adds rules so voluntary separation incentives and voluntary separation pay cross-reference retirement and VA disability rules. It also prevents certain deductions from VA disability pay for some Voluntary Separation Incentive recipients and excludes people already eligible to retire from VSI repayment rules. - Repayment process and hardship relief: The Secretary of Defense would set repayment rates in consultation with the member. The process requires consideration of ability to pay, allows installment plans, and creates waiver and hardship procedures. - Timing: The changes would take effect on the first day of the first month after enactment and apply to deductions from retired/retainer pay beginning in the applicable month.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Shield VA disability and separation pay: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would protect VA disability compensation from being reduced to recover voluntary separation pay for eligible disabled retirees. It would apply the same protections to members who took voluntary separation incentives or pay and later qualify for retired or retainer pay or VA dis…
- Limits on retired pay recoupment: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would limit how the Defense Department can take back separation, severance, or readjustment pay from your retired or retainer pay. Deductions could not start until 90 days after the Secretary notifies you, and notices must show the total amount and installment plan. Monthly ded…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7027 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7027)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7027 (as of 2026-09-23).