H.R. 5009: Military Separation Pay Fairness Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-26 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Military Separation Pay Fairness Act of 2014

Plain summary

Military Separation Pay Fairness Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to determine whether former members of the Armed Forces who were separated for a violation of the policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces as in effect before the effective date of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 were paid: (1) the full amount of separation pay to which they should have been entitled under standard military separation pay laws, or (2) a reduced amount because of homosexuality pursuant to administrative instructions in place at the time of the separation. Requires the Secretary to pay such a former member who has not received the full military separation pay: (1) the amount of the difference between the full amount and the amount actually paid, and (2) interest on the amount of the difference. Excludes former members who joined the class-action settlement in Collins v. United States from receiving additional payments for the difference in amounts under such procedures, but provides for former members in such settlement to receive payment for interest on such amount.

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Official text

Military Separation Pay Fairness Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · 53 cosponsors

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Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr5009.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5009 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113