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Medal of Honor Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
Passed Both
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-23
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4
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Troy E. Nehls
Troy E. Nehls
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 96.3% (510 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (4)

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Became Public Law No: 119-43.

2025-12-01

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Plain-English Summary

Medal of Honor Act This bill increases the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients from $1,406.73 to $8,333.33 and establishes a rate of $1,406.73 for the monthly special pension for surviving spouses of Medal of Honor recipients. Both amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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Armed Forces and National Security
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