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S 2485 115th 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 2018

Introduced: March 1, 2018 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Aug 1, 2018
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
Mar 1, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018

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

What's happening now August 1, 2018

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6679 Related bill Veterans VOW Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2485: Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2485/
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"S. 2485: Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2485/.
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S. 2485, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2485/.
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