United States · Bill · S
S. 2507 (114th)
Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2016
Introduced
4 February 2016
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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12 August 2025
Summary
Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2016 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; 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 $1,299.61 per month.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 February 2016
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 February 2016
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 4 February 2016
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2507
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2507