# 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act

119-s-1032, Major Richard Star Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1032
- Congress: 119
- Title: Major Richard Star Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 80
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-03

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (80)

- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Combat-injured retirees keep VA and retired pay: benefit, high. 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-re…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1032 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1032)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032 (as of 2026-09-03).