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H.R. 4599: Guard and Reserve Retirement Retainer Act of 2004

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H.R. 4599: Guard and Reserve Retirement Retainer Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-16 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Guard and Reserve Retirement Retainer Act of 2004

Plain summary

Guard and Reserve Retirement Retainer Act of 2004 - Provides that, in the case of a person to whom the payment of military retired pay for non-regular (reserve) service commences after the person attains 55 years of age and before the person attains 60 years of age, the amount of such pay shall be reduced by: (1) 12.5 percent for age 55; (2) 9 percent for age 56; (3) 6 percent for age 57; (4) 3.5 percents for age 58; and (5) 1.5 percent for age 59. Prohibits any such person from receiving medical and dental care through facilities of the Department of Defense until the person has attained 60 years of age.

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Official text

Guard and Reserve Retirement Retainer Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4599 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108