Living American Hero Appreciation Act

Summary

Living American Hero Appreciation Act - Increases from $600 to $1,000 the monthly special pension for Medal of Honor (Medal) recipients, makes such award effective from the first day of the month that begins after the date of the act for which the Medal was awarded, and makes such amount subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make a lump-sum payment to existing Medal recipients for any retroactive amounts due as a result of such increase. Provides criminal penalties for the unauthorized purchase or possession of a Medal or for false representation as a Medal recipient.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 18 March 2002

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2009)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 March 2002

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2009)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 March 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 18 March 2002 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 March 2002

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 March 2002

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 March 2002

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Living American Hero Appreciation Act