S. 2507 · 114th Congress
Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2016
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Dan Sullivan
- Introduced
- 2016-02-04
- Latest action
- 2016-02-04 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2016
This bill requires the payment of a Medal of Honor special pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient if that person was married to the recipient for: (1) at least one year; or (2) any period of time if a child was born of the marriage, or was born to them before the marriage.
The special pension for a living Medal of Honor recipient is increased to $1,299.61 per month.