Fast-track passage of the “Medal of Honor Act” (HR 695)

The bill

Medal of Honor Act

Topic: Armed Forces and National Security

What the bill does

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary

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