Combat Pay Protection Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to raise military special and incentive pays, such as combat-related bonuses and the family separation allowance, by a one-time amount starting the January after the bill becomes law. That one-time raise would match the larger of inflation or the growth in military basic pay since each pay was last adjusted. After that, these pays would rise every January 1 by the larger of yearly inflation or the yearly basic pay raise, even if other laws set a maximum amount. The Secretary would have to publish a table of the one-time increases in the Federal Register, and the bill changes wording in the law on these pays for Reserve members.

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Sponsors

• Abraham J. Hamadeh Republican sponsor
• 4 cosponsors