S. 2485 · 115th Congress
Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Dan Sullivan
- Introduced
- 2018-03-01
- Latest action
- 2018-08-01 · Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
Summary
Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018
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 special pension for a living Medal of Honor recipient is increased to $1329.58 per month.