Major Richard Star Act
Sponsored By: Senator Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Combat-injured retirees keep VA and retired pay
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-related disability, you would be paid both checks for any month you qualify. Payments would start the first day of the first month after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
CT • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
FL • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
CO • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
John Boozman
AR • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Katie Britt
AL • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Shelley Capito
WV • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
AR • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
ND • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
MT • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
John Hickenlooper
CO • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]
WV • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
ME • I
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
KS • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
KS • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
AK • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
WA • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Gary Peters
MI • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
VT • I
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Charles Schumer
NY • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Raphael Warnock
GA • D
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
IN • R
Sponsored 3/14/2025
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
MO • R
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
WY • R
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
WA • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
TN • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
SC • R
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
WI • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
SC • R
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
MT • R
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Elissa Slotkin
MI • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
GA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
RI • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
John Hoeven
ND • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
ME • R
Sponsored 5/12/2025
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]
IN • R
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]
PA • R
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Mike Rounds
SD • R
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]
FL • R
Sponsored 6/11/2025
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]
OH • R
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Dan Sullivan
AK • R
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
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