H.R. 695

Medal of Honor Act

Sponsor: Troy E. Nehls

4 cosponsors
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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

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Sec. 4. Extension of certain limits on payments of pension Added Feb 26, 2025

Where this section came from

Not in the first version (Introduced in House, Jan 23, 2025).

  1. Feb 26, 2025 · Engrossed in House On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — Passed, 424–0 · Roll Call 51

Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking November 30, 2031 and inserting January 31, 2033.