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S 1209 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Congressional tributes Veterans' organizations and recognition Veterans' pensions and compensation

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2017 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2017
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215.
May 23, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 23, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill increases the special monthly pension for living Medal of Honor recipients.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall not make an annual pension increase for such recipients, effective December 1, 2017, if the increased monthly pension under this bill takes effect before such date. If the VA does not make the December 1, 2017 increase, however, annual increases shall resume as of December 1, 2018.

What's happening now June 15, 2017

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 23, 2017
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 23, 2017
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 23, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1209: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1209/
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"S. 1209: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1209/.
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S. 1209, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1209/.
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