Congress finds that recipients inspire those who serve
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 that recipients inspire those who serve
The document says “should”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The actions of Medal of Honor recipients inspire bravery, and the willingness to give all, in those who serve in the Armed Forces and those who will serve in the future.”
The third of the section's six findings. Congress states an effect it attributes to the actions of recipients, reaching both those serving in the Armed Forces now and those who will serve later.
What the document actually says
“The actions of Medal of Honor recipients inspire bravery, and the willingness to give all, in those who serve in the Armed Forces and those who will serve in the future.”
That sentence, in plain words
Congress says those who earn the medal make others brave. It says they move people who serve now and who will serve later.
What this is about
The Armed Forces are the Army, the Navy, and the rest. Members serve now. Others will serve in years to come.
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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 that recipients inspire those who serve,” Medal of Honor Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/medal-honor-act/proposal/sec02-recipients-inspire-bravery/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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