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H.R. 6679 (115th)

Veterans VOW Act

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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

Defence

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

  1. 24 August 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 August 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 August 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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