S 2507
114th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional tributes
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 4, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2016
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; or (2) any period of time if a child was born of the marriage, or was born to them before the marriage.
The special pension for a living Medal of Honor recipient is increased to $1,299.61 per month.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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