Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HR106: A Resolution urging the members of Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act to allow medically retired service members to receive full access to their much-deserved retirement pay and benefits
Status: Passed both chambers, February 18, 2026
A Resolution urging the members of Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act to allow medically retired service members to receive full access to their much-deserved retirement pay and benefits.
What the bill says
A Resolution urging the members of Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act to allow medically retired service members to receive full access to their much-deserved retirement pay and benefits.
From the introduced text, February 17, 2026:
A Resolution urging the members of Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act to allow medically retired service members to receive full access to their much-deserved retirement pay and benefits. WHEREAS, Major Richard Star was an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who, after exposure to burn pits during his service, received a diagnosis of lung cancer; and WHEREAS, due to his diagnosis, Major Richard Star was forced to retire before completing 20 years of service and was therefore unable to collect his retirement and disability benefits; and WHEREAS, for every dollar of disability pay they receive, veterans with less than 20 years of service and a disability rating of less than 50 percent will have their retirement pay reduced by a dollar; and WHEREAS, an estimated 50,000 retired service members are ineligible for concurrent benefits under the current rules; and WHEREAS, according to the Congressional Budget Office, in 2022, the average offset was approximately $1,900 a month; and WHEREAS, the Major Richard Star Act would remove these restrictions and ensure that all service members who have medically retired can receive full access to retirement pay and department of veterans affairs disability benefits; and WHEREAS, after dying from his battle with lung LSB 6916YH (2) -1- mb/jh 1/2 H.R. cancer in 2021, Major Richard Star's widow claimed that his greatest goal …
Sponsors
- Bobby Kaufmann (R, 82) · primary sponsor
- Ken Croken (D, 97)
- Aime Wichtendahl (D, 80)
- Jr, Amos
Latest actions
- : Resolution adopted. H.J. 332 .
- : Resolution filed, laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 328 .
Subjects: CIVIL COMMITMENTS, salaries and wages, resolutions-policy, resolutions
Common questions
- What is HR106?
- HR106 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A Resolution urging the members of Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act to allow medically retired service members to receive full access to their much-deserved retirement pay and benefits.
- What does HR106 do?
- In its own words: A Resolution urging the members of Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act to allow medically retired service members to receive full access to their much-deserved retirement pay and benefits.
- What is the status of HR106?
- Passed both chambers as of February 18, 2026. Latest action: Resolution adopted. H.J. 332 . (February 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR106?
- Bobby Kaufmann (R, 82), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR106?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HR+0106&ga=91
Source: official Iowa record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.