United States · Bill · S
S. 2485 (115th)
Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018
Introduced
1 March 2018
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
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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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 March 2018
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 March 2018
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 1 March 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2485
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2485