United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1826 (116th)
Veterans VOW Act
Introduced
18 March 2019
Last action
1 May 2019 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17], Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21], Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Veterans Valuing Our Widows and Widowers Act or the Veterans VOW Act 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.
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Timeline
18 March 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 April 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Source: Committee
1 May 2019
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 March 2019 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2019
- related to ← Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020
- related to ← Veterans VOW Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1826
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1826
- us · 116-hr-1826 · source updated 5 December 2025