The House Resolution introduced by Representatives Pielli, Giral, Hill-Evans, Freeman, Solomon, Sanchez, Hohenstein, Fleming, and Ciresi on May 9, 2025, urges the United States Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102). This legislation aims to allow medically retired service members, like Major Richard Star—an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who was forced to retire due to lung cancer caused by exposure to burn pits—to receive full access to their retirement pay and benefits without the current restrictions that reduce their retirement pay based on disability compensation. Currently, veterans with less than 20 years of service and a disability rating below 50% face significant financial penalties, with an estimated 50,000 retired service members affected.

The resolution emphasizes the moral obligation of the United States to provide these benefits to veterans, regardless of the associated costs. It highlights the personal story of Major Richard Star, who passed away in 2021, and whose widow has advocated for the removal of these restrictions as his final goal. The resolution calls on both the House and Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to support this initiative and requests that copies of the resolution be sent to each member of Congress from Pennsylvania to further promote the cause.