H.R. 303 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Retired Pay Restoration Act
Cosponsors: 9 (9 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-09
Latest action (2025-02-11): Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
What H.R. 303 does, in plain terms
Retired Pay Restoration Act This bill allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability. Under current law, only individuals with service-connected disabilities rated at 50% or more receive both without offset. Individuals who were retired or separated after at least 20 years of military service due to a service-connected disability shall be eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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