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Medal of Honor Pension: Bigger Monthly Payments

Also known as: MEDAL Act of 2025

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Key Points

  • Congress would raise the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients from $1,406.73 to $8,333.33.
  • Surviving spouses would continue to get the special pension at $1,406.73 per month (with future adjustments), not the higher amount.
  • This would mainly affect a very small group of people, but it would be a major pay increase for those living recipients.
  • If passed, the change would be handled through the Department of Veterans Affairs, which pays these monthly benefits.
Veterans

Milestones

2 milestones3 actions
May 21, 2025Senate

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Jan 23, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

MEDAL Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 214
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

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Cosponsors

(7)
D: 2R: 5

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