Medal of Honor Act became law 312 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedJan 23, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamberFeb 26, 2025
Passed bothNov 7, 2025
LawDec 1, 2025
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 90 words.
Medal of Honor Act This act increases the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients. The act also prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from increasing the amount of the pension for inflation if the amount was already increased during such year. Additionally, the act extends a limitation on the pension paid to veterans who reside in Medicaid nursing homes and have no spouse or child. Currently, such pensions are limited to $90 per month through November 30, 2031. The act extends this limitation through January 31, 2033.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 83 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 643 words
- Subjects
- Inflation and pricesVeterans' pensions and compensation
- Latest action
- Dec 1, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-43.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 214 MEDAL Act of 2025 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]