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HR 1779 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional tributes Military personnel and dependents Veterans' organizations and recognition Veterans' pensions and compensation

To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to authorize a person awarded the Medal of Honor to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 18, 2019 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes a Medal of Honor recipient to designate an individual to receive the special pension associated with such honor after their death. If a Medal of Honor is awarded posthumously, the individual authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the recipient shall be treated as the designee.

What's happening now March 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 31, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Nov 18, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 9, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Apr 30, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1779: To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to authorize a person awarded the Medal of Honor to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1779/
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"H.R. 1779: To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to authorize a person awarded the Medal of Honor to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1779/.
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H.R. 1779, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1779/.
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[H.R. 1779: To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to authorize a person awarded the Medal of Honor to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1779/)
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