119th Congress
S. 1032
Major Richard Star Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Introduced
- Mar 13, 2025
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (80)
Original cosponsors (42)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Gary C. Peters (D-MI)
- Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
- James C. Justice (R-WV)
- James E. Risch (R-ID)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- John Kennedy (R-LA)
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Mark R. Warner (D-VA)
- Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
- Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
- Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA)
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Added later (38)
- Todd Young (R-IN) · Mar 14, 2025
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) · Mar 25, 2025
- Brian Schatz (D-HI) · Mar 25, 2025
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR) · Mar 25, 2025
- Josh Hawley (R-MO) · Mar 25, 2025
- Ron Wyden (D-OR) · Mar 25, 2025
- John Barrasso (R-WY) · Mar 27, 2025
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA) · Mar 27, 2025
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) · Apr 1, 2025
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Apr 1, 2025
- Deb Fischer (R-NE) · Apr 3, 2025
- G000359 · Apr 3, 2025
- Tina Smith (D-MN) · Apr 3, 2025
- Peter Welch (D-VT) · Apr 8, 2025
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) · Apr 8, 2025
- Tim Kaine (D-VA) · Apr 10, 2025
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) · Apr 28, 2025
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · Apr 28, 2025
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · Apr 28, 2025
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA) · Apr 28, 2025
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM) · Apr 28, 2025
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) · Apr 28, 2025
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · Apr 28, 2025
- Tim Scott (R-SC) · Apr 28, 2025
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · Apr 28, 2025
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Apr 30, 2025
- John Hoeven (R-ND) · Apr 30, 2025
- Susan M. Collins (R-ME) · May 12, 2025
- Jim Banks (R-IN) · May 15, 2025
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · Jun 2, 2025
- David McCormick (R-PA) · Jun 5, 2025
- Mike Rounds (R-SD) · Jun 5, 2025
- Ashley Moody (R-FL) · Jun 11, 2025
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA) · Jun 17, 2025
- Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · Dec 3, 2025
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · Mar 5, 2026
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA) · Apr 16, 2026
- Darline Graham (R-SC) · Aug 3, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” 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
- Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. - Mar 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate