# 119-hr-9465: Combat Pay Protection Act

119-hr-9465, Combat Pay Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9465
- Congress: 119
- Title: Combat Pay Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-05

## Summary

**Automatic, inflation- and pay-scale-based increases to certain military special and incentive pays.** This bill would create a one-time corrective increase and set up yearly adjustments tied to either the Consumer Price Index or growth in basic military pay, whichever is larger. - Active-duty service members would get a one-time corrective increase effective January 1 after enactment and annual January 1 increases thereafter based on the greater of CPI growth or basic pay growth. The adjustments apply to covered bonuses, incentive, and special pays and allow increases even if a legal cap exists. - Reserve members would see clearer bonus authority. The bill replaces the phrase "special or incentive pay" with "bonus, incentive, or special pay" and removes a conditional restriction to simplify pay authority for Reserve Components. - The Secretary of Defense must publish a table in the Federal Register by December 31 of the enactment year showing each covered pay, its last increase date, the amount of the Sec. 1017 increase, and the new total after adjustment.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher military special and incentive pay: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would raise certain special and incentive pays for members of the Armed Forces. The first increase would take effect on January 1 of the first year after enactment. A recurring increase would take effect on January 1 of the second year after enactment and each January 1 therea…
- Clarify Reserve bonus pay wording: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would change wording in Reserve Component pay law. It would replace the phrase "special or incentive pay" with "bonus, incentive, or special pay." It would also remove the conditional clause that begins "if the Secretary concerned." This would clarify pay rules for reservists…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-9465 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9465)

## Related
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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9465 (as of 2026-08-05).