Coverage dated November 11, 2026 to November 12, 2026
House passes bill to expand benefits for combat-injured veterans
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The House approved legislation Thursday that would allow combat-injured military retirees with less than 20 years of service to collect their full military retirement pay and Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation.
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The House has passed a major package of veterans bills on Veterans Day — but not without confusion and controversy. The centerpiece of the package approved Wednesday is an effort to boost compensation for an estimated 58,000 veterans who are medically retired because of combat-related injuries.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill sponsored by U.S Representative Mike Bost, Illinois 12th Congressional District, to expand healthcare and mental health access for Veterans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12), the chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, celebrated House passage of his landmark Take Care of America’s Veterans Act. The legislation expands healthcare and mental health access, advances education and job opportunities, suppor…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KESQ)- The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102) on November 12, 2026, in an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 392–18, advancing legislation that would restore retirement benefits for thousands of combat-injured veterans. Led by Congressman Dr.
The House approved legislation Thursday that would allow combat-injured military retirees with less than 20 years of service to collect their full military retirement pay and Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation.
Lawmakers passed a bill ending a provision preventing some combat-wounded veterans from collecting both military retirement pay and veterans’ disability compensation as well as a less generous version of that legislation, coupled with billions in other spending cuts.
