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H.R. 5868: Caleb Martin-Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act

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H.R. 5868: Caleb Martin-Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-04-22 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Pearce. Petition No: 110-18. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/110/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis18.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-04-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Pearce. Petition No: 110-18. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/110/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis18.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Caleb Martin-Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act

Plain summary

Caleb Martin-Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act - Authorizes a member of the Armed Forces who would normally be retired, placed on the temporary disability retired list, or separated as the result of a combat-related disability to elect to instead be retained on active service in an active status, as long as the member: (1) remains medically able to perform noncombat-related military occupational specialties or duties; and (2) is not disqualified from performing such specialties or duties because of performance, mandatory retirement for age, or other reasons. Subjects members placed in such status to periodic physical examinations, as provided to members placed on the temporary disability retired list. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to permit, on a case-by-case basis, the reenlistment or appointment in such status of a member who, during the period beginning on September 1, 2001, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, was retired or separated as the result of a combat-related disability. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on the number and types of noncombat-related military occupational specialties in the Armed Forces and Department of Defense (DOD) civilian employee positions that would be available for such members.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Caleb Martin-Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · 95 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Wilson (R-SC), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John R. Carter (R-TX), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL) and 35 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr5868 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110