HR 6679
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional tributes
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Veterans VOW Act
Introduced: August 24, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 24, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 24, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Veterans Valuing Our Widows and Widowers Act or the Veterans VOW Act
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.
The bill increases the special pension for a living Medal of Honor recipient to $1329.58 per month.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1