H.R. 6679 · 115th Congress
Veterans Valuing Our Widows and Widowers Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Conor Lamb
- Introduced
- 2018-08-24
- Latest action
- 2018-08-24 · Introduced in House
Summary
Veterans Valuing Our Widows and Widowers Act or the Veterans VOW Act
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 prior to the veteran's death; or (2) any period of time if a child was born of the marriage or was born to them before the marriage.
The bill increases the special pension for a living Medal of Honor recipient to $1329.58 per month.