Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018

Summary

Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018 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 special pension for a living Medal of Honor recipient is increased to $1329.58 per month.

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Timeline

1. 1 March 2018

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 March 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 August 2018

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 1 March 2018 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
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