H.R.0722

Illinois HR0722 urges Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act, allowing medically retired service members to receive full retirement and.

Illinois HR0722 honors Major Richard Star, an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran diagnosed with lung cancer after exposure to burn pits. The bill urges Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act, which would allow medically retired service members to receive full retirement and disability benefits. Currently, veterans with less than 20 years of service and a disability rating of less than 50 percent have their retirement pay reduced by a dollar for every dollar of disability pay received. An estimated 50,000 retired service members are ineligible for concurrent benefits under the current rules.