MS SR58

Mississippi Senate urges U.S. Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102, S. 1032) to allow disabled veterans to receive full Department of Defense retirement pay and VA disability compensation without offset

Current federal law requires a dollar-for-dollar offset for veterans with disabilities who were medically retired with fewer than 20 years of service

Approximately 50,000 disabled veterans are affected by this offset, losing an average of $1,200 per month in earned benefits

Resolution directs transmission to the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader, and Mississippi's congressional delegation