House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 1, 2023
- Committee actionJun 21, 2023
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 18, 2023 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 117.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1282.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1282, Major Richard Star Act” on June 13, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As introduced in the House of Representatives on March 1, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 13, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59244
- CBO publication date
- June 13, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1282, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1282
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1282, Major Richard Star Act” on June 22, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on June 21, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 22, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59288
- CBO publication date
- June 22, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1282, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1282
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5453e8bc940d42f16fad0a5d1a086136599c002d1c384dd4a43373c090e017b1
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-149 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Armed Services Committee on July 18, 2023.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 18, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/149
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1282, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1282
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5453e8bc940d42f16fad0a5d1a086136599c002d1c384dd4a43373c090e017b1
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BILIRAKIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 39, March 1, 2023, Page H1050):Article 1, Section 8. The single subject of this legislation is: To expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensationSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 1, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 230 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1282, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1282
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5453e8bc940d42f16fad0a5d1a086136599c002d1c384dd4a43373c090e017b1
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
326 cosponsors — 128 Republicans, 197 Democrats, 1 independent
197 of 326 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Mark Alford (R-MO), Colin Allred (D-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Mike Carey (R-OH), Jerry Carl (R-AL), André Carson (D-IN) and 296 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.