United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6679 (115th)
Veterans VOW Act
Introduced
24 August 2018
Last action
24 August 2018 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17], Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Veterans Valuing Our Widows and Widowers Act or the Veterans VOW Act 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 bill increases the special pension for a living Medal of Honor recipient to $1329.58 per month.
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Timeline
24 August 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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24 August 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 August 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 August 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Veterans VOW Act
- related to → Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6679
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6679
- us · 115-hr-6679 · source updated 5 December 2025