To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase to $2,000 the amount of the Medal of Honor special pension under that title and to provide for payment of that pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient.
Latest action · Jun 22, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 22, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Increases from $1,000 to $2,000 the monthly special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.
Provides for payment of such pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased recipient as long as the surviving spouse was married to the recipient: (1) for one year or more; or (2) for any period of time if a child was born of the marriage or was born to them before the marriage.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2006 to Jul 27, 2006, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Original | Jun 22, 2006 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Jun 22, 2006 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jun 22, 2006 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Jun 28, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jun 28, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jun 28, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jul 27, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 27, 2006 |
Actions 2
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- Jun 22, 2006Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
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- Jun 22, 2006Introduced in House
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