Medal of Honor Act
This bill increases the special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients by tying the payment rate to standard veterans' compensation. It amends law to set the pension equal to the monthly rate for veterans without dependents (under 38 U.S.C. §1114(m)), adjusted to the next intermediate rate. The change automatically updates annually based on changes to the standard rate, with a cap preventing multiple increases in a single year. It directly affects all living Medal of Honor recipients currently receiving the $1,406.73 monthly pension. The law took effect December 1, 2025, after passing both chambers earlier that year.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Nov 2025
Signed into Law
Dec 2025
Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Signed Dec 1, 2025
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Added GPO metadata headers including bill number, 119th Congress designation, session start date, public domain notice, and converter version information.
Added signature lines for the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate), standard for enrolled bills.
Minor formatting changes throughout: quotation marks added around the short title and a quoted passage in the findings, section headers capitalized, and renumbering style adjusted to match enrolled bill conventions.
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Dec 1, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Nov 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7976-7977)
upper
Nov 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Nov 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 51). (text: CR H857)
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 51). (text: CR H857)
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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