Iowa HR106 urges Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act, ensuring medically retired service members receive full retirement pay and benefits.

Iowa HR106 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 after being medically retired. The bill seeks to remove restrictions that currently reduce retirement pay for service members with less than 20 years of service and a disability rating of less than 50 percent.

Iowa HR106 urges Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act, ensuring medically retired service members receive full retirement pay and benefits.

Iowa HR106 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 after being medically retired. The bill seeks to remove restrictions that currently reduce retirement pay for service members with less than 20 years of service and a disability rating of less than 50 percent.