Congress finds an increase in the special pension has been earned
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of the special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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Congress finds an increase in the special pension has been earned
The document says “should”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“Recipients of the Medal of Honor have earned a substantial and historic increase to such special pension in recognition of their conspicuous gallantry, unwavering commitment, and heroic actions above and beyond the call of duty.”
The sixth and last of the section's findings, and the one that states the reason for the increase section 3 makes. The words substantial and historic are the section's own, and the finding sets no figure.
What the document actually says
“Recipients of the Medal of Honor have earned a substantial and historic increase to such special pension in recognition of their conspicuous gallantry, unwavering commitment, and heroic actions above and beyond the call of duty.”
That sentence, in plain words
Congress says the people who earned the medal have earned a big raise in this pay.
What this is about
This is the reason for the change in part 3. It points to their brave acts.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Medal of Honor Act, Public Law 119-43, sec. 2, 139 Stat. 667 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ43/html/PLAW-119publ43.htm
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“Congress finds an increase in the special pension has been earned,” Medal of Honor Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/medal-honor-act/proposal/sec02-increase-has-been-earned/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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