Congresswoman Hirono Announces Additional Stop Loss Payments
Press Release
Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) announced that as of October 21, 2009, special payments are available to more than 185,000 service members who have had their enlistments involuntarily extended since September 11, 2001. Eligible service members will receive an additional $500 for every month they were held under stop-loss orders.
Congress established this payment in H.R. 2346, the 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations Act, which was enacted this summer. Congresswoman Hirono voted in favor of the legislation.
"Receiving the order to remain on active duty longer than planned is difficult on our service members and their families," said Congresswoman Hirono. "This $500 per month payment represents money earned by these service members after going above and beyond the call of duty for our country."
The Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay is available to service members who had their enlistment extended or retirement suspended due to Stop Loss between Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 30, 2009. Service members from every branch of the military will receive compensation.
Congresswoman Hirono worked with her colleagues to ensure that funding for retroactive stop loss pay was included in the final version of the supplemental legislation. She also signed on as an original cosponsor of related legislation (H.R. 6205) during the 110th Congress.
Service members may begin submitting their claim for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay today. All applications must be submitted to the respective services no later than Oct. 21, 2010. Service members must provide documented proof they were Stop Lossed with their claim. Family members of deceased service members should contact the appropriate military service for assistance in filing their claim.
Army: https://www.stoplosspay.army.mil
Navy: send email to -- NXAG_N132C@navy.mil
Marine Corps: https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/stoploss
Air Force: http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/stoploss
This payment builds on a significant record of accomplishment for veterans and troops over the last two and a half years under the New Direction Congress -- including the New GI Bill, progress in improving veterans' hospitals and facilities, expanding economic opportunities for returning soldiers and improving care for those with PTSD.
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