West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HCR30: Urging the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act
Status: Introduced, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
A Resolution urging the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act to ensure that veterans with disabilities receive their full Department of Defense retirement pay and Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.
From the introduced text, March 5, 2026:
A Resolution urging the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act to ensure that veterans with disabilities receive their full Department of Defense retirement pay and Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset. Whereas, the Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102, S. 1032) before the United States Congress seeks to amend federal law to expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of disability compensation and retirement pay for veterans, allowing eligible veterans to receive the full benefits they earned through their service and sacrifice; and Whereas, Current federal law requires a dollar-for-dollar offset of Department of Defense retirement pay for any veteran with a disability who was medically retired with fewer than twenty years of service, which denies veterans the full benefits they earned and creates significant financial hardship for approximately fifty thousand medically retired combat-wounded veterans nationwide; and Whereas, These veterans, including many who sustained combat-related injuries, lose on average more than one thousand dollars per month in earned benefits because of the offset, despite the fact that military retirement and disability benefits compensate for two distinct forms of service and sacrifice; and Whereas, The Major Richard Star Act has strong bipartisan support in Congress, including cosponsors from states across the nation, and has been endorsed by numerous veterans' service organizations for its role in correcting this …
Sponsors
- Hillenbrand, Rick (R, 088) · primary sponsor
- Anderson, William (R, 010)
- Roop, Carl Bill (R, 044)
- Sheedy, Charles (R, 007)
- D., Smith, (I)
- David Pritt (R)
- Street, George (R, 083)
- Watt, Gregory A. (R, 048)
- Butler, Jim (R, 018)
- Clay, Marshall W. (R, 051)
- Hite, Michael (R, 092)
- McGeehan, Pat (R, 001)
Latest actions
- : To House Rules
- : To Rules
- : Introduced in House
- : Filed for introduction
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Common questions
- What is HCR30?
- HCR30 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Urging the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act.
- What does HCR30 do?
- In its own words: A Resolution urging the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act to ensure that veterans with disabilities receive their full Department of Defense retirement pay and Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.
- What is the status of HCR30?
- Introduced as of March 5, 2026. Latest action: To House Rules (March 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR30?
- Hillenbrand, Rick (R, 088), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR30?
- On the West Virginia Legislature website: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Resolution_History.cfm?year=2026&sessiontype=RS&input4=30&billtype=cr&houseorig=h&btype=res
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