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7/1/2026: Update on Amendment 947 (Major Richard Star Act) inclusion in the NDAA
Vote: Motion to make Amendment 947 in order was defeated 4-8 (party-line: Democrats in favor, Republicans opposed).
Context: Occurred during the Rules Committee meeting, starting at 4:00 PM ET on June 29, to structure floor consideration of the NDAA. The committee controls which amendments are allowed on the floor.
Why it was defeated:
Rules Committee members (majority Republican) did not support making the clean Major Richard Star Act amendment in order.
Primary reasons cited in related coverage and Democratic statements:
PAYGO / budgetary offset concerns: The clean version adds mandatory spending (~$8–13 billion over 10 years, per CBO precedents) without an offset, triggering PAYGO rules.
Procedural control: Leadership preferred managing the bill without opening it to this high-cost, non-offset amendment, favoring other veterans' packages (e.g., those with offsets, such as the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act).
Strategic preference: Republican leadership has backed versions with funding mechanisms rather than the pure clean standalone language pushed via the discharge petition.
Democrats on the committee (including efforts by Rep. Scanlon) pushed to include it; the motion failed along party lines.
Floor consideration of the NDAA proceeds without Amendment 947 unless further action occurs.
What's the argument for not simply passing the clean Major Richard Star Act? The only reason it's in the bill is to get traction to cover the rest of the grift required to get it through the Senate.
Sec. 101 of H.R. 9237 incorporates Major Richard Star Act concurrent receipt changes (amends 10 U.S.C. § 1414(b))
Key language for <20-year Chapter 61 combat-related retirees: entitled to “the lesser of” full retired pay + VA comp OR a recalculated amount “as if the member had 20 years of service.” Effective Jan. 1, 2027.
Coalition supports the Star Act intent but rejects paying for it (or bundled provisions) by writing rating reductions into statute via Sec. 108.
Push for clean Star Act path or removal of harmful offsets. https://t.co/WwV4WYHmpM
@IAVA
@VFWHQ
@54KVeterans
@VetAffairsDems / @RepMarkTakano .
@HouseVetAffairs
H.R. 2102 is the original Major Richard Star Act.
TCAVA H.R. 9237 Does not contain the HR2102 Text.
TCAVA contains a section carrying the Major Richard Star Act name, but it rewrites the original formula by adding “lesser of” language and an artificial 20-year calculation for medically retired combat veterans.
It also attaches VA sleep-apnea and tinnitus rating changes that do not exist anywhere in H.R. 2102.
Same name does not mean same bill.
Stop selling veterans a rewritten substitute as H.R. 2102.
Pass the actual H.R. 2102.
House Dems are backing concurrent receipt for combat-wounded Chapter 61 retirees. Now Rules needs to make Rep Bilirakis (R) Amendment 947 in order for the NDAA.
Let the House vote. Stop punishing veterans medically forced out before 20 years.
#Amendment947 #MajorRichardStarAct #NDAA #Veterans
Today, the House will consider Rep. Bilirakis's amendment to add the Major Richard Star Act to the NDAA. We stand behind his effort—combat-injured veterans cannot wait any longer, and we must get this done without cutting veterans' benefits.
@DavidSt59726197 @DAVHQ @VFWHQ and @DAVHQ would never add their names to that letter. They are actual veterans orgs that actually do something. Take note of these VSOs in the letter veterans, act accordingly. #majorrichardstaract #tcava #tcoava @Mrgunsngear @Mandatoryfunday
Give 'em an inch, they'll take a mile #MajorRichardStarAct
Wake up folks. We must hold the line.
Did you know what went on behind the scenes 15 days before @RepBost introduced the Take Care of America’s Veterans’ Act (H.R. 9237)?
Advocates were led to believe by @RepDonBacon on May 27 he would sign the #MajorRichardStarAct discharge petition (H.Res. 1247) the following week.
“The bill was first made available for signature last Thursday. We're out this week. I'll sign the discharge when I return.”
But after a “personal commitment” from Chairman Bost, his account (@DonJBacon) changed course on June 4:
“I have a commitment from the Chairman to vote on this important bill and one that is coordinated with the Senate. This is better option.”
When an advocate asked if the vote would be on the exact text or a "watered down version," his account responded:
“One more thing, if the Chairman doesn't deliver we can still do discharge. I'm interested in doing this with Senate so we can get it passed.”
The following day, he expanded on that position:
“The Chair of Veterans Committee has pledged to put the bill on the floor for a vote. I believe him. If he doesn't then I can still sign discharge. But he has a plan that has better odds of becoming actual law than a discharge bill that the Senate ignores.”
By June 6, his official handle (@RepDonBacon) posted a glaring contradiction:
“The Chairman of the VAcCommittee supports the Richard Star Act. He told me personally he will put this up for a vote. Discharge petitions are used when the leadership opposes the legislation.”
This statement raises an important question.
Congressman Bacon stated that Chairman Bost supported the Major Richard Star Act and that discharge petitions are used when leadership opposes legislation.
If Chairman Bost supported the Major Richard Star Act, why wasn’t the discharge petition embraced as a potential path to a clean vote?
Instead of a clean vote, that "commitment" resulted in the Star Act being rolled into a massive 554-page omnibus package (H.R. 9237) that includes an estimated $57 billion offset tied to future changes to sleep apnea and tinnitus disability ratings.
I do not oppose this bill's purpose. TCAVA contains numerous provisions our community has long supported, including the Major Richard Star Act, the Love Lives On Act, and the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act.
We want to see those measures become law, but Section 108 would codify revised disability rating criteria for future sleep apnea and tinnitus claims into federal law as part of the package’s budget offsets to fund other spending.
That is a dangerous precedent, not a budget line. If it stands, any rating, for any condition, can be cut whenever Washington needs an offset.
The timeline tells an important story.
🔹 May 27: Public commitment to sign the discharge.
🔹 June 4-6: That commitment shifted based on assurances from Chairman Bost that a vote would occur.
Four days later, the Major Richard Star Act appeared inside a 554-page omnibus rather than as the clean vote many advocates had sought and were made to believe was going to take place.
The Major Richard Star Act earned overwhelming bipartisan support on its own.
It deserved a clean up-or-down vote—not to become part of a larger package under a closed rule when no floor amendments are permitted.
#MajorRichardStarAct #Veterans
cc: @virginiafoxx @RepFischbach @RepRalphNorman @RepChipRoy @RepHouchin @RepLangworthy @AustinScottGA08 @RepMGriffith @RepMcGovern @RepMGS @RepJoeNeguse @RepTeresaLF @RepMarkTakano
Did you know what went on behind the scenes 15 days before @RepBost introduced the Take Care of America’s Veterans’ Act (H.R. 9237)?
Advocates were led to believe by @RepDonBacon on May 27 he would sign the #MajorRichardStarAct discharge petition (H.Res. 1247) the following week.
“The bill was first made available for signature last Thursday. We're out this week. I'll sign the discharge when I return.”
But after a “personal commitment” from Chairman Bost, his account (@DonJBacon) changed course on June 4:
“I have a commitment from the Chairman to vote on this important bill and one that is coordinated with the Senate. This is better option.”
When an advocate asked if the vote would be on the exact text or a "watered down version," his account responded:
“One more thing, if the Chairman doesn't deliver we can still do discharge. I'm interested in doing this with Senate so we can get it passed.”
The following day, he expanded on that position:
“The Chair of Veterans Committee has pledged to put the bill on the floor for a vote. I believe him. If he doesn't then I can still sign discharge. But he has a plan that has better odds of becoming actual law than a discharge bill that the Senate ignores.”
By June 6, his official handle (@RepDonBacon) posted a glaring contradiction:
“The Chairman of the VAcCommittee supports the Richard Star Act. He told me personally he will put this up for a vote. Discharge petitions are used when the leadership opposes the legislation.”
This statement raises an important question.
Congressman Bacon stated that Chairman Bost supported the Major Richard Star Act and that discharge petitions are used when leadership opposes legislation.
If Chairman Bost supported the Major Richard Star Act, why wasn’t the discharge petition embraced as a potential path to a clean vote?
Instead of a clean vote, that "commitment" resulted in the Star Act being rolled into a massive 554-page omnibus package (H.R. 9237) that includes an estimated $57 billion offset tied to future changes to sleep apnea and tinnitus disability ratings.
I do not oppose this bill's purpose. TCAVA contains numerous provisions our community has long supported, including the Major Richard Star Act, the Love Lives On Act, and the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act.
We want to see those measures become law, but Section 108 would codify revised disability rating criteria for future sleep apnea and tinnitus claims into federal law as part of the package’s budget offsets to fund other spending.
That is a dangerous precedent, not a budget line. If it stands, any rating, for any condition, can be cut whenever Washington needs an offset.
The timeline tells an important story.
🔹 May 27: Public commitment to sign the discharge.
🔹 June 4-6: That commitment shifted based on assurances from Chairman Bost that a vote would occur.
Four days later, the Major Richard Star Act appeared inside a 554-page omnibus rather than as the clean vote many advocates had sought and were made to believe was going to take place.
The Major Richard Star Act earned overwhelming bipartisan support on its own.
It deserved a clean up-or-down vote—not to become part of a larger package under a closed rule when no floor amendments are permitted.
#MajorRichardStarAct #Veterans
cc: @virginiafoxx @RepFischbach @RepRalphNorman @RepChipRoy @RepHouchin @RepLangworthy @AustinScottGA08 @RepMGriffith @RepMcGovern @RepMGS @RepJoeNeguse @RepTeresaLF @RepMarkTakano
Imagine waiting 6 year just to get half what you fought & bleeding hard for. CLEAN COMBAT VETERANS #MajorRichardStarAct
Politicians love using wounded warriors as props for photo-ops, but the second the cameras off, they treat combat injuries like an inconvenient line item.
They dragged their feet on the Major Richard Star Act for years, shaking down combat-injured retirees to forfeit their earned retirement pay just to get disability. Now they’re peddling the "Caring for American Veterans Act" and its just another gutless, focus-group-tested scam designed to slash funding behind closed doors while expecting Veterans to just shut up and take the hit.
Clean #MajorRichardStarAct
.@RepJenKiggans I agree that many of these bipartisan veterans’ bills deserve to become law, including the Major Richard Star Act.
My concern isn’t that these measures are moving.
It’s how they’re moving.
Before the House can consider TCAVA, it must first vote on H.Res. 1377—a closed rule that would leave members with an up-or-down vote and generally no opportunity to offer floor amendments.
Veterans deserve these benefits. Congress also deserves the opportunity to debate and improve legislation before final passage.
#MajorRichardStarAct #Veterans
Sometimes the most important question isn’t whether a bill is good.
It’s whether the process used to pass it serves all veterans fairly.
Tomorrow, I’ll share the timeline that changed my perspective.
#MajorRichardStarAct #Veterans
Veterans deserve a clean vote on the #MajorRichardStarAct.
Veterans should not be forced into a take-it-or-leave-it vote.
Vote NO on H.Res. 1377.
#Veterans
Some more adults in the room that understand the situation, "MOAA must take a pragmatic approach to assessing the situation and supporting the path we believe is most beneficial to veterans." @VFWHQ @DAVHQ @AmericanLegion @ConcernedVets @AMVETSHQ @RepBost @RepGusBilirakis @JerryMoran @RepRussellFry @HouseGOP #TCAVA
Freezing or "grandfathering" ratings for current disabled vets for tinnitus and sleep apnea is fair. Push those ratings changes out to the future. But does that grandfathering include vets under the #MajorRichardStarAct to keep their above 50% DoD overall rating from being unfairly lowered and capped at 50%? If not, @MilitaryOfficer should look at including that in their position. Push that arbitrary cap out 2 years in the future to ensure those "in the system" right now get through before the cap applies. That's also fair. @VFWHQ @DAVHQ @AmericanLegion #compromise
@MilitaryOfficer Thank you MOAA thank you coming from a E-4 medically retired army guy.
Thank you 🙏.
Wish I could join MOAA! Many of us have waited decades. I have waited 13 years. Good Bless you.
#majorRichardStarAct #54kveterans
#majorstaract #moaa
@VFWHQ Good bill I support it. Where were you when the VA changed almost all body systems. I got news for the VFW is losing members. I have left. The VFW! I call ☎️ all veterans to leave the VFW!!!
Bye 👋! #54kveterans #usmc #usarmy #usnavy #usaf #majorRichardStarAct
@HouseVetAffairs @MissionRollCall Thanks for the bill I am a military veteran and I support it. Many members of my family support it also #veterans
#54kveterans #MajorRichardStarAct
#hr9237
So let me get this straight, speaking of bold strategies Cotton. The GOP hijacked the #MajorRichardStarAct because it is the most popular piece of legislation for the last 6 years running, currently sitting at 336 cosponsors in the house and 79 cosponsors in the Senate. Then you have the gall to only give the average CRSC Veteran a 20% boost to their retirement instead of our full retirement, then they have the audacity to put out in your own press release last week, and I quote: "Under current law, some combat-injured veterans with fewer than 20 years of service who were medically retired are prevented from receiving both their full military retirement pay and their VA disability compensation benefits." Link: https://t.co/NNK8Hgj1k0 Meaning that you are putting out false information since you know damn well that under this legislation we won't be receiving our full retirement and you won't be eliminating anything; then you the absolute temerity to bundle this garbage into a bunch of other Veteran legislation so that when we, the MOST WOUNDED of VETERANS object, you can then say that we are against expanding healthcare and benefits for millions of Veterans? If I have any of that plan incorrect, please let me know. We see right through you Republicans. You aren't serving Veterans. You are serving yourselves at the expense of Combat Wounded Veterans. You are doing this for a political win because Democrats are the ones actually trying to move the #MajorRichardStarAct through to floor votes and Republicans have blocked that endeavor what, 6 times now? This is not the hill that you want to die on. The public is VERY sympathetic to Combat Wounded Vets and we will scream from the mountaintops and in the town halls and all over social media what you are attempting to do with this H.R.9237 - Take Care of America’s Veterans Act. And it isn't just what you are doing. More importantly, it is HOW you are doing it. You are using underhanded tactics and bald-face lying in print with the intent do deceive. The Democrat party may be insane, but they are morally correct on this issue, and you are morally devoid. But you still have a shot to save yourself from the upcoming disaster. We just need 5 Republicans to sign Discharge Petition 22 to bring the CLEAN #MajorRichardStarAct to a floor vote. Do the right thing. https://t.co/AP0Rjv4Rct
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