House approves bill to boost compensation for many veterans, with some floor drama
The measure would boost pay for about 58,000 combat-injured retirees but offsets the cost by changing future disability ratings for tinnitus and sleep apnea.
- On Thursday, the House passed legislation to eliminate offsets reducing disability compensation for military retirees, potentially increasing monthly payments by about $1,450.
- Under current law, combat-injured retirees with less than 20 years of service must forfeit a portion of their military retirement pay when receiving Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation. Lawmakers from both parties have sought to change this.
- Republicans funded the increase by adjusting how the department rates tinnitus and sleep apnea, affecting some future veterans. Rep. Mike Bost, chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, called Democrats "asleep at the wheel" for their opposition.
- Democrats overwhelmingly opposed the trade-off, arguing cutting benefits for one veteran group to fund another is unacceptable. The bill now advances to the Senate for consideration.
- The Senate could adopt the House bill, substitute its own version, or defer the issue to a Democratic-controlled Congress next year. The legislative dilemma persists as members struggle over budgetary offsets.
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The House passed the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act on Wednesday afternoon, sending a wide-ranging package of benefits changes for veterans and their families to the Senate after it was approved by voice vote on Veterans Day. The bill had been pulled from the House floor without a vote earlier in the summer by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). This week it returned and passed without a recorded tally, after no member asked for a roll-call vote. …
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“The House floor is frozen as Republicans and Democrats trade accusations about a controversial veterans bill that unexpectedly passed by voice vote Wednesday afternoon,” Politico reports. “Republicans say Democrats simply neglected to ask for a roll-call vote, allowing the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act to immediately move to the Senate.” “But a top Democrat […]
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