MJR. RICHARD STAR ACT-SUPPORT

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HR0722
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, Major Richard Star was an Iraq and Afghanistan
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veteran who, after exposure to burn pits during his service,
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received a diagnosis of lung cancer; and

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WHEREAS, Major Richard Star, due to his diagnosis, was
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forced to retire before completing 20 years of service and was
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therefore unable to collect his retirement and disability
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benefits; and

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WHEREAS, For every dollar of disability pay they receive,
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veterans with less than 20 years of service and a disability
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rating of less than 50 percent will have their retirement pay
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reduced by a dollar; and

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WHEREAS, An estimated 50,000 retired service members are
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ineligible for concurrent benefits under the current rules;
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and

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WHEREAS, According to the Congressional Budget Office, in
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2022, the average offset was approximately $1,900 a month; and

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WHEREAS, The Major Richard Star Act would remove these
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restrictions and ensure that all service members who have
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medically retired can receive full access to retirement pay

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and disability benefits from the Department of Veterans
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Affairs; and

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WHEREAS, Mayor Richard Star lost his battle with lung
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cancer in 2021, and his widow stated that his greatest goal was
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to get legislation passed providing for the removal of these
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restrictions; and

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WHEREAS, The United States owes these benefits to its
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veterans regardless of the cost associated with their
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allocation; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we urge the U.S. Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act
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to allow medically retired service members to receive full
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access to their much-deserved retirement and pay benefits; and
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be it further

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RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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delivered to the President of the United States, the U.S.
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Senate Majority Leader, the U.S. Senate Minority Leader, the
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U.S. Speaker of the House, the U.S. House of Representatives
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Minority Leader, and all members of the Illinois Congressional
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Delegation.

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