{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-695","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 695","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Medal of Honor Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"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."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"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."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Medal of Honor Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Medal of Honor Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Medal of Honor Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Medal of Honor Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Medal of Honor Act"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 119-43","introduced":"2025-01-23","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-02-26","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h51","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Medal of Honor Act","result":"Passed","yea":424,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll051.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2025-11-07","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent."}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2025-12-01"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 119-43.","date":"2025-12-01"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-12-01","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Medal of Honor Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This act increases the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients. The act also prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from increasing the amount of the pension for inflation if the amount was already increased during such year."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, the act extends a limitation on the pension paid to veterans who reside in Medicaid nursing homes and have no spouse or child. Currently, such pensions are limited to $90 per month through November 30, 2031. The act extends this limitation through January 31, 2033."}],"words":90},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Changes how the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients is set under title 38, United States Code, and extends a date in a separate limit on pension payments.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/695/text/enr#HB82E99182D2A4EFCB964F497F09E4592:~:text=3.%20Increase%20in%20Department%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/695/text/enr#HCCA2F1EAAFAB4D2FA8A8AF9723DF6CA4:~:text=4.%20Extension%20of%20certain%20limits%20on%20payments"}]},"core_areas":["Special pension rate for Medal of Honor recipients","Limit on pension payments under title 38, section 5503(d)(7)"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Replaces the fixed pension rate of $1,406.73 in section 1562(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, with a rate described in a new subparagraph (B).","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/695/text/enr#HB82E99182D2A4EFCB964F497F09E4592:~:text=3.%20Increase%20in%20Department%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"}},{"text":"Sets the new rate equal to the monthly compensation paid to a veteran without dependents under section 1114(m) of title 38, increased to the next intermediate rate under section 1114(p).","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/695/text/enr#HB82E99182D2A4EFCB964F497F09E4592:~:text=3.%20Increase%20in%20Department%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"}},{"text":"Bars the Secretary from making a yearly increase to the special pension under section 1562(e)(1) if the amount was otherwise increased during that year.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/695/text/enr#HB82E99182D2A4EFCB964F497F09E4592:~:text=3.%20Increase%20in%20Department%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"}},{"text":"Amends section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, by replacing the date \"November 30, 2031\" with \"January 31, 2033\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/695/text/enr#HCCA2F1EAAFAB4D2FA8A8AF9723DF6CA4:~:text=4.%20Extension%20of%20certain%20limits%20on%20payments"}},{"text":"Provides that the act may be cited as the \"Medal of Honor Act\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/695/text/enr#HD66F0482391D4B84BAF2A2D6F79DE258:~:text=1.%20Short%20title"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/695/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-12","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/695","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/695/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-695.png","v":"8e77fbaf75c0","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 695, 119th Congress: Medal of Honor Act. House: 424 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 1 Dec 2025."}}