Congress finds the Medal of Honor the highest military decoration
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 the Medal of Honor the highest military decoration
The document says “should”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Medal of Honor is the highest and most prestigious military decoration of the United States.”
The first of the section's six findings. Congress states the standing of the decoration. The words highest and most prestigious are the section's own.
What the document actually says
“The Medal of Honor is the highest and most prestigious military decoration of the United States.”
That sentence, in plain words
Congress says the Medal of Honor is the top medal for war service.
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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 the Medal of Honor the highest military decoration,” Medal of Honor Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/medal-honor-act/proposal/sec02-medal-is-highest-decoration/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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