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MEDAL Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 by Sen. Ted Cruz

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Latest action · May 21, 2025

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.

What it does

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

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