United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 303 (108th)
Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2003
Introduced
8 January 2003
Last action
20 February 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Sponsors
Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], WALTER JONES, Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], John Boozman, Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6], Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15], Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1], SANDER LEVIN, ROBERT GOODLATTE, Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21], Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10], Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11], MIKE DOYLE, JOSE SERRANO, Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. Carson, Brad [D-OK-2], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5], PAUL RYAN, Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2], Robert Aderholt
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2003 - Permits retired members of the armed forces with service-connected disabilities to be paid both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation. Repeals provisions providing for special compensation for certain severely disabled military retirees and certain combat-related disabled uniformed services retirees.
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Timeline
8 January 2003
Introduced
Referred 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.
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2003
Introduced
Referred 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.
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 February 2003
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Source: Committee
3 February 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Source: Committee
20 February 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 January 2003 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 January 2003
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 January 2003
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 January 2003
Sponsors
- Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- WALTER JONES · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
- John Boozman · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1] · R · Sponsor
- SANDER LEVIN · D · Sponsor
- ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- MIKE DOYLE · D · Cosponsor
- JOSE SERRANO · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carson, Brad [D-OK-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- PETER DEFAZIO · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5] · D · Cosponsor
- PAUL RYAN · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Robert Aderholt · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/303
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/303
- us · 108-hr-303 · source updated 18 August 2025