Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018

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This bill requires the payment of a Medal of Honor special pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient if that person was married to the recipient for: (1) at least one year prior to the veteran's death; or (2) any period of time if a child was born of the marriage, or was born to them before the marriage.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 1, 2018

Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018

The special pension for a living Medal of Honor recipient is increased to $1329.58 per month.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018

Latest action (Aug 1, 2018): Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 1, 2018

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.