Oppose Cuts to Veterans Disability Benefits - HOUSE VOTE THIS WEEK

Congressional Republicans have introduced H.R. 9237, the Take Care of America's Veterans Act, a 554-page package that’s made up of more than 60 bills addressing veterans' issues. This massive package, drafted by Republicans with no Democratic input, contains several popular pieces of legislation, but veterans groups across the political spectrum have denounced it due to "poison pill" amendments.

The sweeping legislation includes the Major Richard Star Act, also known as the “wounded veteran tax”, which would allow 54,000 combat-injured veterans to receive their full retirement pay and disability compensation simultaneously. However, the Republican bill offsets the cost of this measure by slashing benefits for an estimated 1.5 million veterans suffering from common service-related conditions, and reducing future disability compensation by nearly $60 billion over 10 years. This kind of cost-saving priority of veterans healthcare policy was also a key element of Project 2025.

Congress should oppose the disability compensation funding offsets in the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act and pass the Major Richard Star Act as a standalone bill. This nation's veterans should not be pitted against one another in order to receive much-needed care and earned compensation. A House floor vote is expected during the week of June 22nd.