Congress finds those on the Medal of Honor Roll exemplify the best traits of the Armed Forces
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 those on the Medal of Honor Roll exemplify the best traits of the Armed Forces
The document says “should”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“Those listed on the Medal of Honor Roll exemplify the best traits of members of the Armed Forces, a long and proud lineage of those who went beyond the call of duty.”
The fourth of the section's six findings. It is stated of the people whose names appear on the Medal of Honor Roll, which is the list the fifth finding ties the pension to.
What the document actually says
“Those listed on the Medal of Honor Roll exemplify the best traits of members of the Armed Forces, a long and proud lineage of those who went beyond the call of duty.”
That sentence, in plain words
Congress says those on the medal list show the best traits of the Armed Forces. It says they went past what was asked.
What this is about
The list is called the Medal of Honor Roll. It holds the names of those who earned the medal.
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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 those on the Medal of Honor Roll exemplify the best traits of the Armed Forces,” Medal of Honor Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/medal-honor-act/proposal/sec02-roll-exemplifies-best-traits/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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