119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 214: MEDAL Act of 2025
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
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Summary
This bill increases the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients from $1,406.73 to $8,333.33 and establishes a rate of $1,406.73 for the monthly special pension for surviving spouses of Medal of Honor recipients. Both amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Tom Cotton R-AROriginal
- Ted Budd R-NC
- Jim Justice R-WV
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Margaret Hassan D-NH
- Raphael Warnock D-GA
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
Who scored on this bill
- 1Ted Cruz SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Ted Cruz.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.