Sergeant Gary Beikirch Medal of Honor Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 28, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedJan 28, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 30 words.
Sergeant Gary Beikirch Medal of Honor Act This bill allows a surviving spouse of a Medal of Honor recipient to receive a special pension concurrently with dependency and indemnity compensation.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 102 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 45 words
- Subjects
- Conflicts and warsVeterans' organizations and recognitionVeterans' pensions and compensation
- Latest action
- Mar 4, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]