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.
How it passed
house
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — Passed
Democratic: 205 Yea – 0 Nay (3 other)Independent: 1 Yea – 0 NayRepublican: 209 Yea – 0 Nay (4 other)
senate
Passed without a recorded vote — no member of either party recorded opposition.
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