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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
S214119th CongressWALLET
MEDAL Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
In Committee
Summary
Would raise the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients from $1,406.73 to $8,333.33. It would also set the monthly surviving-spouse pension at $1,406.73 and require annual inflation adjustments.
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- Living Medal of Honor recipients would see their special monthly pension increase to $8,333.33, with yearly inflation adjustments.
- Surviving spouses of Medal of Honor recipients would receive a clarified monthly pension fixed at $1,406.73, also adjusted annually for inflation.
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Higher pensions for Medal of Honor recipients
If enacted, living Medal of Honor recipients would receive $8,333.33 per month instead of $1,406.73. Surviving spouses covered by the rule would receive $1,406.73 per month. Both amounts could later be adjusted under subsection (e) of current law. These changes would apply only to people who meet section 1562 eligibility rules. They would take effect upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
TX • R
Cosponsors
James Justice
WV • R
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/12/2025
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 4/4/2025
Raphael Warnock
GA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
AR • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Markwayne Mullin
OK • R
Sponsored 11/3/2025
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