S 891 116th 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 2019

Introduced: March 27, 2019 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Mar 27, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the Medal of Honor special pension to certain surviving spouses of Medal of Honor recipients.

What's happening now March 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 891: Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-891/

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