H.R. 695
Medal of Honor Act
Sponsor: Troy E. Nehls
4 cosponsors
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Medal of Honor Act
This act increases the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients. The act also prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from increasing the amount of the pension for inflation if the amount was already increased during such year.
Additionally, the act extends a limitation on the pension paid to veterans who reside in Medicaid nursing homes and have no spouse or child. Currently, such pensions are limited to $90 per month through November 30, 2031. The act extends this limitation through January 31, 2033.
Text of the bill
Where this section came from
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Jan 23, 2025 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Jan 23, 2025
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Feb 26, 2025 · Engrossed in House On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — Passed, 424–0 · Roll Call 51
(a)
Section
Increase
1562
in
of
special
title
pension
38,
payable
United
to
States
living
Code,
Medal
is
of
amended—
Honor
(1)
recipients.
in
Section
subsection
1562
(a)(1
)— (A
)
of
by
title
inserting
38,
(A)
United
before
States
The
Code,
Secretary;
is
(B)
amended
by striking
the rate of
$1,406.73 and inserting
$8,333.33.
the rate described in subparagraph
(
b
B); and (C
)
Amount
by
of
adding
special
at
pension
the
payable
end
to
the
surviving
following
spouses.
new
Section
subparagraph:
1562
[Inserted into the law:
(
a)(2)(A
B
)
of
The
title
rate
38,
described
United
in
States
this
Code,
subparagraph
is
amended—
equal to the amount of monthly compensation paid to a veteran without dependents under subsection
(
1
m
)
by
of
striking
section
special
1114
pension
of this title, increased to the next intermediate rate
under
this
subsection
section
(p)
and
of
inserting
such
monthly
section. ]
; and (2)
in subsection (e)— (A)
by
striking
inserting
the
(1)
period
before Effective; (B) by inserting , subject to paragraph (2), before shall;
and
(C) by
adding at the end the following
: a
new
special
paragraph
pension
(2):
under
[Inserted
this
into
section
the
at
law:
the
(2)
rate
The
of
Secretary
$1
shall not
,
406.73, as
under
adjusted
paragraph
from
(1),
time
increase
to
the
time
amount of monthly special pension payable
under subsection (
e)..
a) in a year if such amount was otherwise increased during such year. ]
Section 1562 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by inserting (A) before The Secretary;
(B) by striking the rate of $1,406.73 and inserting the rate described in subparagraph (B); and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(B) The rate described in this subparagraph is equal to the amount of monthly compensation paid to a veteran without dependents under subsection (m) of section 1114 of this title, increased to the next intermediate rate under subsection (p) of such section.
; and
(2) in subsection (e)—
(A) by inserting (1) before Effective;
(B) by inserting , subject to paragraph (2), before shall; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):
(2) The Secretary shall not, under paragraph (1), increase the amount of monthly special pension payable under subsection (a) in a year if such amount was otherwise increased during such year.