Iowa HR105 urges Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act, ensuring medically retired service members receive full retirement pay and benefits.

Iowa HR105 is a resolution urging Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act. This act aims to allow medically retired service members to receive full access to their retirement pay and benefits. The resolution highlights the case of Major Richard Star, an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who died from lung cancer linked to burn pits. His widow advocated for the Major Richard Star Act to remove restrictions on retirement benefits for those with less than 20 years of service and a disability rating below 50 percent.

Iowa HR105 urges Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act, ensuring medically retired service members receive full retirement pay and benefits.

Iowa HR105 is a resolution urging Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act. This act aims to allow medically retired service members to receive full access to their retirement pay and benefits. The resolution highlights the case of Major Richard Star, an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who died from lung cancer linked to burn pits. His widow advocated for the Major Richard Star Act to remove restrictions on retirement benefits for those with less than 20 years of service and a disability rating below 50 percent.