US Congress House Bill 3491 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Introduced on September 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-09-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. This bill increases the special monthly pension for living Medal of Honor recipients. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall not make an annual pension increase for such recipients, effective December 1, 2016, if the increased monthly pension under this Act takes effect before such date. If the VA does not make the December 1, 2016 increase, however, annual increases shall resume as of December 1, 2017.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes.

Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]

Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]

Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-09-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2015-09-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2015-09-11	House	Introduced in House

SB2022 (Same As) 2015-10-06 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3491/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3491/BILLS-114hr3491ih.pdf