119th Congress

H.R. 2102

Major Richard Star Act

Introduced
In committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law

Sponsor: Gus M. Bilirakis(R-FL)
Introduced: Mar 14, 2025
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committees: House Committee on Armed Services; House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Official text: Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (340)

Original cosponsors (185)

Added later (155)

Debbie Dingell (D-MI) · Mar 21, 2025
George Whitesides (D-CA) · Mar 21, 2025
J. Luis Correa (D-CA) · Mar 21, 2025
Joyce Beatty (D-OH) · Mar 21, 2025
Juan Vargas (D-CA) · Mar 21, 2025
LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) · Mar 21, 2025
Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) · Mar 21, 2025
Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) · Mar 21, 2025
Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) · Mar 21, 2025
Pete Sessions (R-TX) · Mar 21, 2025
S001193 · Mar 21, 2025
Steven Horsford (D-NV) · Mar 21, 2025
Susie Lee (D-NV) · Mar 21, 2025
Tom Cole (R-OK) · Mar 21, 2025
Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) · Mar 21, 2025
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS) · Mar 24, 2025
Derek Tran (D-CA) · Mar 24, 2025
Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) · Mar 24, 2025
Nick LaLota (R-NY) · Mar 24, 2025
Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) · Mar 24, 2025
Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY) · Mar 25, 2025
Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) · Mar 25, 2025
Laura Gillen (D-NY) · Mar 25, 2025
Mike Carey (R-OH) · Mar 25, 2025
Pat Fallon (R-TX) · Mar 25, 2025
Pete Aguilar (D-CA) · Mar 25, 2025
Sarah Elfreth (D-MD) · Mar 25, 2025
Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) · Mar 25, 2025
Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Mar 27, 2025
Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) · Mar 27, 2025
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ) · Mar 31, 2025
Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA) · Mar 31, 2025
Kelly Morrison (D-MN) · Mar 31, 2025
Nellie Pou (D-NJ) · Mar 31, 2025
Shomari Figures (D-AL) · Mar 31, 2025
Summer L. Lee (D-PA) · Mar 31, 2025
Zachary Nunn (R-IA) · Mar 31, 2025
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) · Apr 1, 2025
Mark B. Messmer (R-IN) · Apr 1, 2025
Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY) · Apr 1, 2025
Veronica Escobar (D-TX) · Apr 1, 2025
Al Green (D-TX) · Apr 2, 2025
Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) · Apr 2, 2025
Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY) · Apr 2, 2025
Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR) · Apr 2, 2025
Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) · Apr 7, 2025
Betty McCollum (D-MN) · Apr 7, 2025
Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA) · Apr 7, 2025
Richard E. Neal (D-MA) · Apr 7, 2025
Trent Kelly (R-MS) · Apr 7, 2025
Wesley Bell (D-MO) · Apr 7, 2025
Ashley Hinson (R-IA) · Apr 8, 2025
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) · Apr 8, 2025
Darren Soto (D-FL) · Apr 8, 2025
Greg Casar (D-TX) · Apr 8, 2025
Sarah McBride (D-DE) · Apr 8, 2025
Gabe Amo (D-RI) · Apr 9, 2025
Troy Downing (R-MT) · Apr 9, 2025
Adam Gray (D-CA) · Apr 17, 2025
Bill Huizenga (R-MI) · Apr 17, 2025
Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH) · Apr 17, 2025
John Garamendi (D-CA) · Apr 17, 2025
Ted Lieu (D-CA) · Apr 17, 2025
Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY) · Apr 17, 2025
Ami Bera (D-CA) · Apr 24, 2025
Cleo Fields (D-LA) · Apr 24, 2025
Josh Riley (D-NY) · Apr 24, 2025
Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC) · Apr 29, 2025
J. French Hill (R-AR) · Apr 29, 2025
Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD) · Apr 29, 2025
Judy Chu (D-CA) · Apr 29, 2025
Maxine Dexter (D-OR) · Apr 29, 2025
Barry Moore (R-AL) · Apr 30, 2025
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA) · Apr 30, 2025
Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) · Apr 30, 2025
Tim Walberg (R-MI) · Apr 30, 2025
Rick Larsen (D-WA) · May 1, 2025
Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) · May 5, 2025
James C. Moylan (R-GU) · May 5, 2025
Celeste Maloy (R-UT) · May 8, 2025
Jack Bergman (R-MI) · May 8, 2025
Becca Balint (D-VT) · May 13, 2025
Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) · May 13, 2025
Kathy Castor (D-FL) · May 13, 2025
Ken Calvert (R-CA) · May 13, 2025
Emily Randall (D-WA) · May 20, 2025
Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL) · May 20, 2025
Mark Takano (D-CA) · May 20, 2025
Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) · May 21, 2025
Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) · May 29, 2025
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) · May 29, 2025
Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) · Jun 4, 2025
Craig A. Goldman (R-TX) · Jun 5, 2025
Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) · Jun 10, 2025
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) · Jun 10, 2025
Julie Johnson (D-TX) · Jun 17, 2025
Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) · Jun 17, 2025
David P. Joyce (R-OH) · Jun 23, 2025
Dwight Evans (D-PA) · Jun 25, 2025
Henry Cuellar (D-TX) · Jun 25, 2025
Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN) · Jun 25, 2025
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) · Jun 25, 2025
Laurel M. Lee (R-FL) · Jun 27, 2025
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) · Jun 30, 2025
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) · Jul 15, 2025
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) · Jul 16, 2025
John B. Larson (D-CT) · Jul 21, 2025
Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) · Jul 21, 2025
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) · Jul 21, 2025
Pablo José Hernández (D-PR) · Jul 22, 2025
Riley M. Moore (R-WV) · Jul 22, 2025
Carol D. Miller (R-WV) · Jul 25, 2025
Brian Babin (R-TX) · Aug 8, 2025
Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) · Aug 26, 2025
Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) · Aug 26, 2025
James R. Baird (R-IN) · Sep 3, 2025
Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI) · Sep 9, 2025
John J. McGuire III (R-VA) · Sep 9, 2025
James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA) · Sep 30, 2025
John W. Mannion (D-NY) · Oct 17, 2025
Josh Brecheen (R-OK) · Oct 17, 2025
Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) · Oct 17, 2025
Sharice Davids (D-KS) · Oct 17, 2025
Derek Schmidt (R-KS) · Oct 28, 2025
Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY) · Oct 28, 2025
Lauren Underwood (D-IL) · Oct 28, 2025
Vern Buchanan (R-FL) · Oct 28, 2025
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) · Nov 20, 2025
Mark Alford (R-MO) · Feb 2, 2026
Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) · Feb 4, 2026
Lucy McBath (D-GA) · Feb 23, 2026
Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) · Mar 9, 2026
Alma S. Adams (D-NC) · Apr 2, 2026
Tracey Mann (R-KS) · Apr 2, 2026
Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ) · Apr 20, 2026
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) · Apr 20, 2026
Scott H. Peters (D-CA) · Apr 20, 2026
Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA) · Apr 28, 2026
Madeleine Dean (D-PA) · May 7, 2026
Matt Van Epps (R-TN) · May 7, 2026
Russ Fulcher (R-ID) · May 7, 2026
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) · May 14, 2026
Richard McCormick (R-GA) · May 14, 2026
Troy Balderson (R-OH) · May 14, 2026
Maxine Waters (D-CA) · May 19, 2026
Dusty Johnson (R-SD) · Jun 2, 2026
Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) · Jun 3, 2026
Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK) · Jun 3, 2026
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) · Jun 4, 2026
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA) · Jun 8, 2026
Brian J. Mast (R-FL) · Jun 10, 2026
Harold Rogers (R-KY) · Jun 29, 2026
Mike Collins (R-GA) · Aug 31, 2026
Analilia Mejia (D-NJ) · Sep 10, 2026
Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC) · Sep 15, 2026

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Major Richard Star Act This bill allows a veteran with a combat-related disability to receive retirement pay, without reduction, concurrently with their disability compensation. This includes veterans with a combat-related disability and fewer than 20 years of creditable service. (Currently, veterans who receive combat-related special compensation and retirement pay are subject to an offset in retirement pay for concurrent receipt of such benefits.)

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

Apr 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 14, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced in House