H.R. 1282 · 118th Congress

Major Richard Star Act

Introduced on Mar 1, 2023 by Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12). 326 cosponsors, 197 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 18, 2023): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 117.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Mar 1, 2023
Cosponsors
326
197 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Disability and paralysis
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Gus M. BilirakisR-FL-12Sponsor

Democrats · 197

Republicans · 129

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 1, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Mar 1, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  6. May 31, 2023 · HouseMotion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Bilirakis.
  7. Jun 21, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. Jun 21, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  9. Jul 18, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Armed Services. H. Rept. 118-149, Part I.
  10. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Armed Services. H. Rept. 118-149, Part I.
  11. Jul 18, 2023Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
  12. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseCommittee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
  13. Jul 18, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 117.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $475.2K reported (all issues)
  2. ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.)5 reports
    $443.5K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY$20K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. Air Force Sergeants Association5 reports
    Federal contractor: AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  4. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS5 reports
    $749.7K reported (all issues)
  5. K9S FOR WARRIORS, INC.5 reports
    $125K reported (all issues)
  6. Military Officers Association of America5 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  7. VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.5 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)
  8. Wounded Warrior Project5 reports
    $493K reported (all issues)
  9. The American Legion2 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.